What is SAF?

Struts Authorization Framework is a Struts plugin that allows you to define some authorization rules in a configuration file

Key features of the Struts Authorization Framework :

  • Easy to use : just define this plugin in your struts-config.xml
  • Authorization taglib : protect your content like member area, business information, etc to user who are not granted authorities. The taglib uses the same configuration file as the plugin.
  • Caching configuration : Struts Authorization Framework caches the authorization information when your application is started.
  • Configuration validation : The configuration file is validated at application context startup time. Authorization configuration errors are detecty very early and can be corrected.
  • It's free