Apache Shiro Documentation

Introduction

• Application Security with Apache Shiro - full intro article on InfoQ.com
• Beginner's Introduction Tutorial - tutorial series for developers new to Apache Shiro by Bruce Phillips:
  • Part 1
  • Part 2
  • Part 3
  • Part 4
  • Part 5

Apache Shiro Reference and API

Reference Manual

• Reference Manual

Guides - important Shiro concepts:

• 10 Minute Tutorial
• Authentication Guide
• Authorization Guide
• Community-contributed Articles

Current Release

Apache Shiro 1.1.0 (Download)

• API (JavaDoc)
• Browse Source (XREF)
• Maven Static Site
• Release Notes

Previous Releases

Apache Shiro 1.0.0-incubating (Build from source)

• API (JavaDoc)
• Browse Source (XREF)
• Maven Static Site
• Release Notes

Lend a hand with documentation

While we hope this documentation helps you with the work you're doing with Apache Shiro, the community is improving and expanding the documentation all the time. If you'd like to help the Shiro project, please consider corrected, expanding, or adding documentation where you see a need. Every little bit of help you provide expands the community and in turn improves Shiro.

The easiest way to contribute your documentation is to send it to the User Forum or the User Mailing List.