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Integrate with Apache Tomcat and IBM WebSphere
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this document explains how to integrate kron pam password vault with apache tomcat and ibm websphere application servers using the kron pam jdbc proxy driver by implementing this integration, database credentials used by applications are dynamically retrieved from kron pam at runtime instead of being stored in configuration files this ensures secure, automated, and policy compliant credential management for all database connections initiated by application servers secure database credential management application servers typically require stored credentials to connect to databases keeping these credentials in plain text or even in encrypted configuration files creates a security risk and administrative overhead with this integration database passwords are centrally managed and periodically rotated within the kron pam password vault the kron pam proxy driver transparently retrieves the current password for each database account at runtime the connection is established dynamically without any static credentials stored on the server this design enables compliance with enterprise security policies while maintaining continuous application availability supported platforms the kron pam proxy driver supports integration with apache tomcat (via context xml resource definitions) ibm websphere application server (via server xml configuration) supported databases include postgresql mysql oracle database microsoft sql server integration objective this guide provides step by step instructions for configuring the kron pam proxy driver on both tomcat and websphere environments after configuration all database authentication requests are routed through kron pam credentials are retrieved automatically and securely at runtime password rotation and synchronization are fully automated through the pam vault