diff --git a/jetty-ee10/jetty-ee10-jaas/src/main/config/modules/jaas.mod b/jetty-ee10/jetty-ee10-jaas/src/main/config/modules/jaas.mod
index 9816e7b487cd..25b8152ed1ec 100644
--- a/jetty-ee10/jetty-ee10-jaas/src/main/config/modules/jaas.mod
+++ b/jetty-ee10/jetty-ee10-jaas/src/main/config/modules/jaas.mod
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Enables JAAS for deployed web applications.
 server
 
 [lib]
-lib/jetty-jaas-${jetty.version}.jar
+lib/jetty-ee10-jaas-${jetty.version}.jar
 
 [xml]
 etc/jetty-jaas.xml
diff --git a/jetty-ee8/jetty-ee8-jaas/pom.xml b/jetty-ee8/jetty-ee8-jaas/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..550ae580d5e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jetty-ee8/jetty-ee8-jaas/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,214 @@
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+  <parent>
+    <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.ee8</groupId>
+    <artifactId>jetty-ee8</artifactId>
+    <version>12.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  </parent>
+
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+  <artifactId>jetty-ee8-jaas</artifactId>
+  <name>EE9 :: Jetty :: JAAS</name>
+  <description>Jetty JAAS support</description>
+
+  <properties>
+    <bundle-symbolic-name>${project.groupId}.jaas</bundle-symbolic-name>
+    <apacheds.version>2.0.0.AM26</apacheds.version>
+    <apache.directory.api.version>2.1.0</apache.directory.api.version>
+    <spotbugs.onlyAnalyze>org.eclipse.jetty.jaas.*</spotbugs.onlyAnalyze>
+  </properties>
+
+  <build>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <id>copy-ee8-resources</id>
+            <phase>generate-resources</phase>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>copy-resources</goal>
+            </goals>
+            <configuration>
+              <outputDirectory>${project.build.outputDirectory}</outputDirectory>
+              <resources>
+                <resource>
+                  <directory>${maven.multiModuleProjectDirectory}/jetty-ee9/jetty-ee9-jaas/src/main/resources</directory>
+                </resource>
+              </resources>
+            </configuration>
+          </execution>
+          <execution>
+            <id>copy-ee8-test-resources</id>
+            <phase>generate-test-resources</phase>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>copy-resources</goal>
+            </goals>
+            <configuration>
+              <outputDirectory>${project.build.testOutputDirectory}</outputDirectory>
+              <resources>
+                <resource>
+                  <directory>${maven.multiModuleProjectDirectory}/jetty-ee9/jetty-ee9-jaas/src/test/resources</directory>
+                </resource>
+              </resources>
+            </configuration>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.toolchain</groupId>
+        <artifactId>jetty-modify-sources-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <id>generate-ee8-sources</id>
+            <phase>generate-sources</phase>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>modify-sources-ee9-to-ee8</goal>
+            </goals>
+            <configuration>
+              <sourceProjectLocation>${maven.multiModuleProjectDirectory}/jetty-ee9/jetty-ee9-jaas/src/main/java</sourceProjectLocation>
+              <outputDirectory>${project.build.sourceDirectory}</outputDirectory>
+            </configuration>
+          </execution>
+          <execution>
+            <id>generate-ee8-test-sources</id>
+            <phase>generate-test-sources</phase>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>modify-sources-ee9-to-ee8</goal>
+            </goals>
+            <configuration>
+              <testSources>true</testSources>
+              <sourceProjectLocation>${maven.multiModuleProjectDirectory}/jetty-ee9/jetty-ee9-jaas/src/test/java</sourceProjectLocation>
+              <outputDirectory>${project.build.testSourceDirectory}</outputDirectory>
+            </configuration>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>
+      <!-- always include the sources to be able to prepare the eclipse-jetty-SDK feature
+      with a snapshot. -->
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+        <configuration>
+          <failIfNoSpecifiedTests>false</failIfNoSpecifiedTests>
+          <failIfNoTests>false</failIfNoTests>
+          <argLine>--add-opens java.base/sun.security.x509=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens java.base/sun.security.util=ALL-UNNAMED</argLine>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
+
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.ee8</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jetty-ee8-security</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+      <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jetty-slf4j-impl</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.toolchain</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jetty-test-helper</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.directory.server</groupId>
+      <artifactId>apacheds-test-framework</artifactId>
+      <version>${apacheds.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+      <exclusions>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>junit</groupId>
+          <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+        <!-- exclude additional LDIF schema files to avoid conflicts through
+          multiple copies -->
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.apache.directory.shared</groupId>
+          <artifactId>shared-ldap-schema</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.apache.directory.api</groupId>
+          <artifactId>api-ldap-schema-data</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+      </exclusions>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.directory.server</groupId>
+      <artifactId>apacheds-server-integ</artifactId>
+      <version>${apacheds.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+      <exclusions>
+        <!-- exclude additional LDIF schema files to avoid conflicts through
+          multiple copies -->
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.apache.directory.shared</groupId>
+          <artifactId>shared-ldap-schema</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.apache.directory.api</groupId>
+          <artifactId>api-ldap-schema-data</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+      </exclusions>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.directory.server</groupId>
+      <artifactId>apacheds-core-integ</artifactId>
+      <version>${apacheds.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+      <exclusions>
+        <!-- exclude additional LDIF schema files to avoid conflicts through
+          multiple copies -->
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.apache.directory.shared</groupId>
+          <artifactId>shared-ldap-schema</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.apache.directory.api</groupId>
+          <artifactId>api-ldap-schema-data</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+      </exclusions>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.directory.api</groupId>
+      <artifactId>api-ldap-schema-data</artifactId>
+      <version>${apache.directory.api.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>      
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.directory.api</groupId>
+      <artifactId>api-ldap-model</artifactId>
+      <version>${apache.directory.api.version}</version>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.directory.api</groupId>
+      <artifactId>api-util</artifactId>
+      <version>${apache.directory.api.version}</version>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.directory.api</groupId>
+      <artifactId>api-asn1-api</artifactId>
+      <version>${apache.directory.api.version}</version>
+    </dependency>
+    <!-- because directory server do not have yet junit5 extensions -->
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.junit.vintage</groupId>
+      <artifactId>junit-vintage-engine</artifactId>
+      <version>${junit.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+
+  </dependencies>
+
+
+</project>
diff --git a/jetty-ee8/jetty-ee8-jaas/src/main/config/etc/jetty-jaas.xml b/jetty-ee8/jetty-ee8-jaas/src/main/config/etc/jetty-jaas.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..881b23292a05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jetty-ee8/jetty-ee8-jaas/src/main/config/etc/jetty-jaas.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!DOCTYPE Configure PUBLIC "-//Jetty//Configure//EN" "https://www.eclipse.org/jetty/configure_10_0.dtd">
+
+<Configure id="Server" class="org.eclipse.jetty.server.Server">
+
+    <!-- ======================================================== -->
+    <!-- java.security.auth.login.config System property          -->
+    <!-- This is usually a runtime parameter to the jvm, but      -->
+    <!-- it is placed here for convenience.                       -->
+    <!-- ======================================================== -->
+    <Call class="java.lang.System" name="setProperty">
+      <Arg>java.security.auth.login.config</Arg>
+      <Arg>
+        <Call name="resolvePath" class="org.eclipse.jetty.xml.XmlConfiguration">
+          <Arg><Property name="jetty.base"/></Arg>
+          <Arg><Property name="jetty.jaas.login.conf" default="etc/login.conf" /></Arg>
+        </Call>
+      </Arg>
+    </Call>
+
+</Configure>
diff --git a/jetty-ee8/jetty-ee8-jaas/src/main/config/modules/jaas.mod b/jetty-ee8/jetty-ee8-jaas/src/main/config/modules/jaas.mod
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bc90bb02cc94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jetty-ee8/jetty-ee8-jaas/src/main/config/modules/jaas.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# DO NOT EDIT - See: https://www.eclipse.org/jetty/documentation/current/startup-modules.html
+
+[description]
+Enables JAAS for deployed web applications.
+
+[depend]
+server
+
+[lib]
+lib/jetty-ee8-jaas-${jetty.version}.jar
+
+[xml]
+etc/jetty-jaas.xml
+
+[ini-template]
+## The file location (relative to $jetty.base) for the
+## JAAS "java.security.auth.login.config" system property
+# jetty.jaas.login.conf=etc/login.conf
diff --git a/jetty-ee8/jetty-ee8-nested/pom.xml b/jetty-ee8/jetty-ee8-nested/pom.xml
index ec676566e9eb..a98adb36fcca 100644
--- a/jetty-ee8/jetty-ee8-nested/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-ee8/jetty-ee8-nested/pom.xml
@@ -27,10 +27,45 @@
       </testResource>
     </testResources>
     <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <id>copy-ee8-resources</id>
+            <phase>generate-resources</phase>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>copy-resources</goal>
+            </goals>
+            <configuration>
+              <outputDirectory>${project.build.outputDirectory}</outputDirectory>
+              <resources>
+                <resource>
+                  <directory>${maven.multiModuleProjectDirectory}/jetty-ee9/jetty-ee9-nested/src/main/resources</directory>
+                </resource>
+              </resources>
+            </configuration>
+          </execution>
+          <execution>
+            <id>copy-ee8-test-resources</id>
+            <phase>generate-test-resources</phase>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>copy-resources</goal>
+            </goals>
+            <configuration>
+              <outputDirectory>${project.build.testOutputDirectory}</outputDirectory>
+              <resources>
+                <resource>
+                  <directory>${maven.multiModuleProjectDirectory}/jetty-ee9/jetty-ee9-nested/src/test/resources</directory>
+                </resource>
+              </resources>
+            </configuration>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.toolchain</groupId>
         <artifactId>jetty-modify-sources-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>generate-ee8-sources</id>
diff --git a/jetty-ee8/pom.xml b/jetty-ee8/pom.xml
index 2c273fa2eb81..a5cfcafc965c 100644
--- a/jetty-ee8/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-ee8/pom.xml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     <module>jetty-ee8-servlet</module>
     <module>jetty-ee8-servlets</module>
     <module>jetty-ee8-webapp</module>
+    <module>jetty-ee8-jaas</module>
   </modules>
 
   <build>
diff --git a/jetty-ee9/jetty-ee9-jaas/src/main/config/modules/jaas.mod b/jetty-ee9/jetty-ee9-jaas/src/main/config/modules/jaas.mod
index 9816e7b487cd..e87fcdcd9269 100644
--- a/jetty-ee9/jetty-ee9-jaas/src/main/config/modules/jaas.mod
+++ b/jetty-ee9/jetty-ee9-jaas/src/main/config/modules/jaas.mod
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Enables JAAS for deployed web applications.
 server
 
 [lib]
-lib/jetty-jaas-${jetty.version}.jar
+lib/jetty-ee9-jaas-${jetty.version}.jar
 
 [xml]
 etc/jetty-jaas.xml