11.2.2. EJB Method Permissions

11.2.2.1. About EJB Method Permissions

EJBs can restrict access to their methods to specific security roles.
The EJB <method-permission> element declaration specifies the roles that can invoke the EJB's interface methods. You can specify permissions for the following combinations:
  • All home and component interface methods of the named EJB
  • A specified method of the home or component interface of the named EJB
  • A specified method within a set of methods with an overloaded name