Secure JBoss EAP Platform Automation
Make JBoss EAP platforms secure, standardized, auditable and automated — not the individual instance, but the entire secure target platform.
The module addresses grown JBoss and Java middleware landscapes as well as migrations from WebSphere or WildFly. Target environments range from classic server deployments and VMs to containers and OpenShift.
From grown middleware to a secure target platform
Secure JBoss EAP Platform Automation makes JBoss EAP-based platforms secure, standardized, auditable, and automated. The focus is not on the individual JBoss instance, but on the entire secure target platform around JBoss EAP — in existing environments as well as in migration and modernization.
Further relevant starting scenarios: WildFly, historically grown JBoss and Java middleware, migration-adjacent platforms such as WebSphere. Target environments range from classic server deployments and VMs to containers and OpenShift.
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Seven capabilities. Platform-specific by design.
The seven core capabilities are consistent across all SPAS modules. What differs for JBoss EAP is the platform-specific implementation.
Security Standards & Baselines
JBoss EAP-specific policies based on CIS, NIST, and lennlay standards — as a defined, versioned target state per platform.
Golden Images
Hardened, versioned golden images for JBoss EAP target platforms. Reproducible in any environment. Independent of individuals.
Automation & Deployment
Installation, configuration, and hardening of JBoss EAP via the lennlay.jboss Ansible Collection, CI/CD pipelines, and GitOps workflows.
Compliance Assessment
Automated assessment of JBoss EAP platforms against defined policies. Scanner scripts for JBoss already in place and in active use.
Documentation & Auditability
Machine-generated evidence for policies, versions, deployments, changes, and exceptions — ready to use directly in audits.
Lifecycle & Update Management
Keep support end dates, security updates, and major migrations manageable. JBoss EAP 7 to EAP 8, WebSphere to JBoss EAP.
Drift Detection
Detection of deviations from the target state. Enforcement is selective and risk-based — middleware restarts have downstream effects on applications.
Grown JBoss landscapes
Manually or inconsistently configured middleware without a defined target state and without a change history.
Missing standards across teams
Multiple teams operating JBoss differently. A group-wide hardening standard that holds up in audits is absent.
Audit and compliance pressure
Traceability of changes is missing. Auditors or regulators expect evidence that is nearly impossible to maintain manually.
Lifecycle concerns
JBoss EAP 7 is aging out. End of support is approaching. No defined migration path to an EAP 8 target platform exists.
Migration from WebSphere
WebSphere is approaching end of life. JBoss EAP as the successor requires a secure, standardized target platform.
Modernization during live operations
VM deployments are to move to containers or OpenShift. Modernization and day-to-day operations must run in parallel.
Secure migration paths for JBoss middleware
Migrate securely and operate in a standardized way. Hardening, golden images, and compliance assessment for the new target platform.
Move from the community upstream to the supported, hardenable enterprise platform.
Make the major upgrade plannable. Lifecycle management with a defined migration path and documented transition state.
Migrate grown middleware to container target platforms — while the existing environment continues running in parallel.
lennlay.jboss Ansible Collection
The lennlay.jboss Ansible Collection implements the JBoss EAP target state technically. It handles installation, configuration, standardization, hardening, and deployment of JBoss EAP — reproducibly, without manual intervention.
The enterprise collection is complemented by the publicly available lennlay Community Collection on Ansible Galaxy. It demonstrates how lennlay works technically and provides general automation building blocks as open source.
- Installation and configuration of JBoss EAP via Ansible
- Hardening based on CIS, NIST, and internal policies
- Reproducible deployments via CI/CD pipelines
- GitOps-compatible and integrable into existing toolchains
lennlay.community
Available publicly, Apache License 2.0. Roles for Java deployment, service management, artifact download, and WildFly — as a technical trust signal.
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