2AB Inc. Announces Open Source Plans for jLock Scalable JAAS.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- 2AB Inc., provider of Access Management Solutions for Distributed Business, announces plans to Open Source jLock, a scalable implementation of the Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) with advanced features for application-level security. Licensing options for the source provide a choice between the GNU Public License (GPL) and a commercial license.

jLock provides Java developers a robust, scalable solution to the fine-grain access control requirements of business applications. jLock supports the standard JAAS APIs while allowing support for ACL-list, role-based, rules-based and entitlement-based access policies. jLock also supports the ability to securely communicate and establish the login context of the original user on the server side of a distributed application. User and access policy management tools remove the burden of embedding access policy and allow policy to be developed, managed, evolved and audited without modification to the business logic.

The open source plans includes the JAAS implementation, the iLock Security Center Service and the standard edition of the jLock Administrative tools. This complete offering provides a scalable implementation of JAAS with graphical Identity Management of Users, Groups and Roles.

2AB will continue to offer and support the jLock Power Edition product. Current commercial licensees of jLock will be provided access to the source immediately. General availability of the open source version is planned before the end of 1st quarter.

About 2AB:

2AB is a provider of Access Management Solutions for Distributed Business(SM). Providing standards-based tools that make access management simple to understand and easy to use by business developers is a key goal of their access management products. 2AB's products enable customers to meet the fine-grain access control requirements of federal privacy and confidentiality legislation while maintaining consistent, auditable access control policy across an enterprise that includes diverse technology. Founded in 1997, 2AB is privately held and headquartered in Shelby County, Alabama. For more information, please see http://www.2ab.com.

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