Package examples.security.audit

The weblogic.security.audit package provides a way for you to audit security events that occur in your WebLogic Server environment.

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Description

Class Summary

LogAuditProvider

Simple implementation of the audit SPI.

Package examples.security.audit Description

The weblogic.security.audit package provides a way for you to audit security events that occur in your WebLogic Server environment. The audit example provides an implementation of the AuditProvider interface. The implementation, LogAuditProvider, displays all security events it receives on the screen. It also defines filter methods for each security event type which it calls to decide whether to log a particular event. In the audit code example all security events are logged. If you extend the audit code example, you can override the filter methods that that select the events you want to log.

Perform the following steps in order to build and run the audit code example:

1. Build the example
2. Configure the server
3. Run the example

Build the Example

1. Set up your development shell as described in Setting up your environment.

2. Compile the example by executing an ant build script or a command.
   • An ant build script is available in the samples/examples/security/audit directory. Enter the following command to execute the build script:

     ant

   • Enter the following command to compile the example:

      javac -d %SERVER_CLASSES% LogAuditProvider.java

Configure the Server

1. Bring up the Administration Console in a browser.

2. Install LogAuditProvider.
   1. Click to expand the Security node in the left pane.
   2. Enter examples.security.audit.LogAuditProvider in the Audit Provider Class field.

Run the Example

Restart WebLogic Server

There's More...

Read more about audit providers and security in Programming WebLogic Security and Managing Security.