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Mastering JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7

By : Francesco Marchioni, Luigi Fugaro
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Mastering JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7

By: Francesco Marchioni, Luigi Fugaro

Overview of this book

The JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) has been one of the most popular tools for Java developers to create modular, cloud-ready, and modern applications. It has achieved a reputation for architectural excellence and technical savvy, making it a solid and efficient environment for delivering your applications. The book will first introduce application server configuration and the management instruments that can be used to control the application server. Next, the focus will shift to enterprise solutions such as clustering, load balancing, and data caching; this will be the core of the book. We will also discuss services provided by the application server, such as database connectivity and logging. We focus on real-world example configurations and how to avoid common mistakes. Finally, we will implement the knowledge gained so far in terms of Docker containers and cloud availability using RedHat's OpenShift.

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Mastering JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
Francesco Marchioni | Luigi Fugaro
Aug, 2016 | 390 pages
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Table of Contents (20 chapters)
Mastering JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
Mastering JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
Credits
Credits
About the Authors
About the Authors
About the Reviewer
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Preface
Free Chapter
1
Installation and Configuration
Installation and Configuration
What's new in EAP 7?
Installing EAP 7
Starting the application server
Stopping the application server
Basic server administration
EAP 7 basic configuration
Application server core building blocks
Summary
2
The CLI Management Tool
The CLI Management Tool
Connecting to the CLI
Using the CLI
Basic operations
Features of the CLI
Summary
3
Managing EAP in Domain Mode
Managing EAP in Domain Mode
Domain mode breakdown
Handy domain properties
Electing the domain controller
Creating an advanced domain
Domain controller failover
Additional EAP 7 features
Summary
4
Deploying Applications
Deploying Applications
Overview of deployments
Deployment in standalone mode
Deployment in domain mode
Advanced deployment strategies
Summary
5
Load Balancing
Load Balancing
The need for balancing
Load balancing with mod_cluster
Using other balancing solutions
Summary
6
Clustering EAP 7
Clustering EAP 7
Clustering overview and misconceptions
Clustering in standalone mode
Clustering from a network point of view
Clustering in domain mode
Advanced topics
Summary
7
Logging
Logging
The basics of logging
Configuring handlers
Configuring loggers
Managing your application logging
Reading logs with management interfaces
Building a centralized logging system
Summary
8
Configuring Database Connectivity
Configuring Database Connectivity
Introduction to datasources
Datasource overview
Adding a JDBC 4 driver module
Configuring a JDBC 4-compliant driver
Defining a new datasource
Defining an XA-datasource
Hardening datasource configuration
Summary
9
Configuring EAP 7 for Java EE Applications
Configuring EAP 7 for Java EE Applications
Configuring the EJB container
Configuring the web server
Monitoring your applications
Summary
10
Messaging Administration
Messaging Administration
Introduction to Artemis MQ
Configuring broker transport
Configuring persistence
Configuring destinations
Routing messages to other destinations
Clustering
Summary
11
Securing the Application Server
Securing the Application Server
Creating security domains
Securing the management interfaces with LDAP
Configuring RBAC
Securing the management interfaces
Summary
12
New Security Features of EAP 7
New Security Features of EAP 7
EAP 7 new security model
Introducing elytron
Introducing Red Hat SSO
Summary
13
Using EAP 7 with Docker
Using EAP 7 with Docker
Getting to grips with Docker
Creating your Docker images
Managing the server storage
Managing multiple containers
Summary
14
Running EAP 7 on the Cloud Using OpenShift
Running EAP 7 on the Cloud Using OpenShift
Introducing OpenShift
OpenShift Online
Developing and deploying your first OpenShift application in the cloud
Summary

Hardening datasource configuration

As you have seen by reading this chapter, configuring a datasource, either XA or non-XA, includes providing passwords. As long as you keep the configuration to yourself, there is no issue with that. But what happens if you are working with different people, or a different team, who are not related directly to your company? Would you mind giving passwords out? I guess you would, or at least you should.

Fortunately, JBoss EAP 7 (actually, since JBoss EAP 5) provides two ways to hide your password.

One way is to encrypt your password by using hashing. The other way is to use a vault to protect one or more password in one place. We will look at both procedures in detail.

Password encryption

First of all, let's talk about hashing. Hashing is about integrity. This means that it is used to check whether a message (a text, a password, a file, and so on) that has arrived at its destination has been changed during its journey or not. A hash is not reversible. Given an...

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