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              ACEGI SECURITY SYSTEM FOR SPRING - README FILE
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OVERVIEW
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The Acegi Security System for Spring provides security services for 
The Spring Framework (http://www.springframework.org).

For a detailed list of features and access to the latest release, please visit
http://acegisecurity.sourceforge.net.

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SIGNED JAR FILES
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We strongly recommend that you verify the integrity of the JAR files included
in this release. You can do so using the following command:

    "jarsigner -verify -verbose -certs jar_file_name"

Of course, replace the jar_file_name with "acegi-security-XXXXX.jar" or the
appropriate path to the Acegi Security JAR to be validated.

Until further notice, all Acegi Security official releases are signed by:

  X.509, EMAILADDRESS=ben.alex@acegi.com.au, CN=Benjamin Peter Alex, GIVENNAME=Benjamin Peter, SURNAME=Alex
  X.509, CN=Thawte Personal Freemail Issuing CA, O=Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd., C=ZA -->

If the above certificate was not used, or the JAR was not validated, DO NOT
USE THE JAR. Please email the acegisecurity-developers list (contact details
are provided below) for further assistance.

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BUILDING
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Acegi Security is built using Maven. Please read the "Building with Maven" page
at http://acegisecurity.sourceforge.net. This page is also included in the
/docs directory of official release ZIPs.

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QUICK START
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We recommend you visit http://acegisecurity.sourceforge.net and read the
"Suggested Steps" page. This page is also included in the /docs directory of
official release ZIPs.

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DOCUMENTATION
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http://acegisecurity.sourceforge.net has a wide range of articles about Acegi
security, including links to external resources. A copy of this web site is
included in the /docs directory of official release ZIPs.

Be sure to read the Reference Guide, which is available from the web site (and
/docs directory as described above). Every class also has thorough JavaDocs.

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OBTAINING SUPPORT
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If you need any help, please use the Acegi Security System for Spring forum
located at the Spring Community's forum site: 

  http://forum.springframework.org

If you start using Acegi Security in your project, please consider joining
the acegisecurity-developer mailing list. This is currently the best way to
keep informed about the project's status and provide feedback in design 
discussions. You can join at:

  https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/acegisecurity-developer.

Links to mailing list archives, the forums, and other useful resources are
available from http://acegisecurity.sourceforge.net.


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