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6.6.18.1.a.3: About specifying how to authenticate users with the Java administrative console

6.6.18.1.a.3: About specifying how to authenticate users with the Java administrative console

Configure Global Settings task:

   1. Enable security
   2. Set application security defaults
3. Specify how to authenticate users
   4. Provide details about the authentication mechanism

Use the Authentication Mechanism tab of the Configure Global Settings wizard to specify how to authenticate or verify the user data received as a result of a challenge (such as a logon screen).

The WebSphere security server must have some way to check the user ID and password, digital certificate, or other user identification for credibility. It relies on the authentication mechanism specified by the administrator.

Before performing this subtask

Before completing the Authentication Mechanism subtask, the administrator needs to use other Configure Global Settings subtasks to specify how to challenge users for identification when they try to access applications.

Selecting how to authenticate user data

Users can be authenticated by one of two authentication mechanisms, either the operating system user registry, or a supported directory service.

Whichever authentication mechanism the administrator selects, the administrator can use the General tabbed page to specify a Security Cache Timeout value. The timeout specifies how long the security system should keep authentication data received from the directory service or user registry.

The timeout value specifies the number of seconds after which authentication information will be considered unreliable. The next time the information is needed, it will be sought again using the authentication mechanism.

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