• Form-based authentication is an HTML-based form that uses declarative security
  • Easy implementation through control over GUI of the authentication form
  • User credentials and roles are checked for their correctness, if found incorrect, error page appears
  • Container handles the entire process of authentication
  • SSL can be added to part or whole of the web application

Form-based Authentication Implementation

  • Define roles and setup users with usernames, passwords, and roles
  • Activating Form-based authentication in the server