Testing security

Before you begin

After configuring global security and restarting all of your servers in a secure mode, it is best to validate that security is properly enabled. There are basic tests that show that the fundamental security components are working properly. Complete the following steps to validate your security configuration:

Steps for this task

  1. Test the Web-based form login by bringing up the administrative console: http://hostname.domain:9090/admin.
    A form-based login page appears. If a login page does not appear, try accessing the administrative console by typing https://myhost.domain:9043/admin. Type in the server user ID and password used for the LocalOS registry. When the authentication mechanism is set as Lightweight Third Party Authentication (LTPA), represent the host name as a fully qualified host name (that is, myhost.mycompany.com:9090 rather than just myhost:9090).
  2. Thoroughly test all of your applications in secure mode.
  3. After enabling security, verify that your system comes up in secure mode.
  4. If all tests pass, proceed with more rigorous testing of your secured applications.
    If you have any problems, review the output logs in the WebSphere Application Server /logs/nodeagent or WebSphere Application Server /logs/server_name directories, respectively. Then check the security troubleshooting article to see if it references any common problems.

Results

The results of these tests, if successful, indicate that security is fully enabled and working properly.

What to do next


Related concepts
Web component security
Enterprise bean component security
Administrative console and naming service authorization
Related reference
Security: Resources for learning



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