Ada Security is a security framework which allows web applications to define and enforce security policies. The framework allows users to authenticate by using OpenID Authentication 2.0. Ada Security also defines a set of client methods for using the OAuth 2.0 protocol.

• A security policy manager defines and implements the set of security rules that specify how to protect the system or the resources.
• A user is authenticated in the application. Authentication can be based on OpenID or another system.
• A security context holds the contextual information that allows the security policy manager to verify that the user is allowed to access the protected resource according to the policy rules.

The Ada Security framework can be downloaded at Ada Security project page.

The framework is the core security framework used by Ada Server Faces and Ada Web Application to protect access to resources.