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+#JPPF JMX remote connector.
+
+List of available environment properties:
+
+##Misc:
+
+* `jppf.jmxremote.request.timeout`: Maximum time in milliseconds to wait for a JMX request to succeed, default to 15,000 ms
+
+##TLS properties:
+
+* `jppf.jmx.remote.tls.enabled`:
+  whether to use secure connections via TLS protocol, defaults to false 
+* `jppf.jmx.remote.tls.context.protocol`:
+  javax.net.ssl.SSLContext protocol, defaults to TLSv1.2
+* `jppf.jmx.remote.tls.enabled.protocols`:
+  A list of space-separated enabled protocols, defaults to TLSv1.2
+* `jppf.jmx.remote.tls.enabled.cipher.suites`:
+  Space-separated list of enabled cipher suites, defaults to SSLContext.getDefault().getDefaultSSLParameters().getCipherSuites()
+* `jppf.jmx.remote.tls.client.authentication`:
+  SSL client authentication level: one of 'none', 'want', 'need', defaults to 'none'
+* `jppf.jmx.remote.tls.client.distinct.truststore`:
+  Whether to use a separate trust store for client certificates (server only), defaults to 'false'
+* `jppf.jmx.remote.tls.client.truststore.password`:
+  Plain text client trust store password, defaults to null
+* `jppf.jmx.remote.tls.client.truststore.password.source`:
+  Client trust store location as an arbitrary source, default to null
+* `jppf.jmx.remote.tls.client.truststore.file`:
+  Path to the client trust store in the file system or classpath, defaults to null
+* `jppf.jmx.remote.tls.client.truststore.source`:
+  Client trust store location as an arbitrary source, defaults to null
+* `jppf.jmx.remote.tls.client.truststore.type`:
+  Trust store format, defaults to 'jks'
+* `jppf.jmx.remote.tls.truststore.password`:
+  Plain text trust store password, defaults to null
+* `jppf.jmx.remote.tls.truststore.password.source`:
+  Trust store password as an arbitrary source, defaults to null
+* `jppf.jmx.remote.tls.truststore.file`:
+  Path to the trust store in the file system or classpath, defaults to null
+* `jppf.jmx.remote.tls.truststore.source`:
+  Trust store location as an arbitrary source, defaults to null
+* `jppf.jmx.remote.tls.truststore.type`:
+  Trust store format, defaults to 'jks'
+* `jppf.jmx.remote.tls.keystore.password`:
+  Plain text key store password, defaults to null
+* `jppf.jmx.remote.tls.keystore.password.source`:
+  Key store password as an arbitrary source, defaults to null
+* `jppf.jmx.remote.tls.keystore.file`:
+  Path to the key store in the file system or classpath, defaults to null
+* `jppf.jmx.remote.tls.keystore.source`:
+  Key store location as an arbitrary source, defaults to null
+* `jppf.jmx.remote.tls.keystore.type`:
+  Key store format, defaults to 'jks'
+
+##Authentication and authorization
+
+Authentication is provided as an instance of `javax.management.remote.JMXAuthenticator`, passed on via the server environment property
+`jmx.remote.authenticator` (also the constant `javax.management.remote.JMXConnectorServer.AUTHENTICATOR`).
+
+On the client side, credentials are passed via the connector environment property `jmx.remote.credentials` (also the Java constant
+`javax.management.remote.JMXConnector.CREDENTIALS`).
+
+Authorization or ACL is provided via the server-side environment property `jmx.remote.x.authorization.checker` (also the Java constant
+`org.jppf.jmxremote.JPPFJMXConnectorServer.AUTHORIZATION_CHECKER`). The value can be either a `Class` object, representing an implementation
+of the interface `org.jppf.jmxremote.JMXAuthorizationChecker`, or a string that contains the fully qualified name of the class.
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-
 JPPF JMX remote connector.
 
 List of available environment properties:
 
 jppf.jmxremote.request.timeout,                        Maximum time in milliseconds to wait for a JMX request to succeed, default to 15,000 ms
 
-jppf.jmx.remote.tls.enabled,                           whether to use secure connections via TLS protocol, defaults to false 
-jppf.jmx.remote.tls.context.protocol,                  javax.net.ssl.SSLContext protocol, defaults to TLSv1.2
-jppf.jmx.remote.tls.enabled.protocols,                 A list of space-separated enabled protocols, defaults to TLSv1.2
-jppf.jmx.remote.tls.enabled.cipher.suites,             Space-separated list of enabled cipher suites, defaults to SSLContext.getDefault().getDefaultSSLParameters().getCipherSuites()
-jppf.jmx.remote.tls.client.authentication,             SSL client authentication level: one of 'none', 'want', 'need', defaults to 'none'
-jppf.jmx.remote.tls.client.distinct.truststore,        Whether to use a separate trust store for client certificates (server only), defaults to 'false'
-jppf.jmx.remote.tls.client.truststore.password,        Plain text client trust store password, defaults to null
-jppf.jmx.remote.tls.client.truststore.password.source, Client trust store location as an arbitrary source, default to null
-jppf.jmx.remote.tls.client.truststore.file,            Path to the client trust store in the file system or classpath, defaults to null
-jppf.jmx.remote.tls.client.truststore.source,          Client trust store location as an arbitrary source, defaults to null
-jppf.jmx.remote.tls.client.truststore.type,            Trust store format, defaults to 'jks'
-jppf.jmx.remote.tls.truststore.password,               Plain text trust store password, defaults to null
-jppf.jmx.remote.tls.truststore.password.source,        Trust store password as an arbitrary source, defaults to null
-jppf.jmx.remote.tls.truststore.file,                   Path to the trust store in the file system or classpath, defaults to null
-jppf.jmx.remote.tls.truststore.source,                 Trust store location as an arbitrary source, defaults to null
-jppf.jmx.remote.tls.truststore.type,                   Trust store format, defaults to 'jks'
-jppf.jmx.remote.tls.keystore.password,                 Plain text key store password, defaults to null
-jppf.jmx.remote.tls.keystore.password.source,          Key store password as an arbitrary source, defaults to null
-jppf.jmx.remote.tls.keystore.file,                     Path to the key store in the file system or classpath, defaults to null
-jppf.jmx.remote.tls.keystore.source,                   Key store location as an arbitrary source, defaults to null
-jppf.jmx.remote.tls.keystore.type,                     Key store format, defaults to 'jks'
+TLS properties:
+
+- jppf.jmx.remote.tls.enabled:
+  whether to use secure connections via TLS protocol, defaults to false 
+- jppf.jmx.remote.tls.context.protocol:
+  javax.net.ssl.SSLContext protocol, defaults to TLSv1.2
+- jppf.jmx.remote.tls.enabled.protocols:
+  A list of space-separated enabled protocols, defaults to TLSv1.2
+- jppf.jmx.remote.tls.enabled.cipher.suites:
+  Space-separated list of enabled cipher suites, defaults to SSLContext.getDefault().getDefaultSSLParameters().getCipherSuites()
+- jppf.jmx.remote.tls.client.authentication:
+  SSL client authentication level: one of 'none', 'want', 'need', defaults to 'none'
+- jppf.jmx.remote.tls.client.distinct.truststore:
+  Whether to use a separate trust store for client certificates (server only), defaults to 'false'
+- jppf.jmx.remote.tls.client.truststore.password:
+  Plain text client trust store password, defaults to null
+- jppf.jmx.remote.tls.client.truststore.password.source:
+  Client trust store location as an arbitrary source, default to null
+- jppf.jmx.remote.tls.client.truststore.file:
+  Path to the client trust store in the file system or classpath, defaults to null
+- jppf.jmx.remote.tls.client.truststore.source:
+  Client trust store location as an arbitrary source, defaults to null
+- jppf.jmx.remote.tls.client.truststore.type:
+  Trust store format, defaults to 'jks'
+- jppf.jmx.remote.tls.truststore.password:
+  Plain text trust store password, defaults to null
+- jppf.jmx.remote.tls.truststore.password.source:
+  Trust store password as an arbitrary source, defaults to null
+- jppf.jmx.remote.tls.truststore.file:
+  Path to the trust store in the file system or classpath, defaults to null
+- jppf.jmx.remote.tls.truststore.source:
+  Trust store location as an arbitrary source, defaults to null
+- jppf.jmx.remote.tls.truststore.type:
+  Trust store format, defaults to 'jks'
+- jppf.jmx.remote.tls.keystore.password:
+  Plain text key store password, defaults to null
+- jppf.jmx.remote.tls.keystore.password.source:
+  Key store password as an arbitrary source, defaults to null
+- jppf.jmx.remote.tls.keystore.file:
+  Path to the key store in the file system or classpath, defaults to null
+- jppf.jmx.remote.tls.keystore.source:
+  Key store location as an arbitrary source, defaults to null
+- jppf.jmx.remote.tls.keystore.type:
+  Key store format, defaults to 'jks'
+
+Authentication and authorization
+
+Authentication is provided as an instance of javax.management.remote.JMXAuthenticator, passed on via the server environment property
+"jmx.remote.authenticator" (also the constant javax.management.remote.JMXConnectorServer.AUTHENTICATOR).
+
+On the client side, credentials are passed via the connector environment property "jmx.remote.credentials" (also the Java constant
+javax.management.remote.JMXConnector.CREDENTIALS).
+
+Authorization or ACL is provided via the server-side environment property "jmx.remote.x.authorization.checker" (also the Java constant
+org.jppf.jmxremote.JPPFJMXConnectorServer.AUTHORIZATION_CHECKER). The value can be either a Class object, representing an implementation
+of the interface org.jppf.jmxremote.JMXAuthorizationChecker, or a string that contains the fully qualified name of the class.
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