WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment, Version 6.0.x   Operating Systems: AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows
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Enabling security for WSIF

The steps to be taken to enable the Web Services Invocation Framework (WSIF) to interact with a security manager.

About this task

WSIF interacts with a security manager in the following ways:
  • WSIF runs in the Java 2 platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) security context without modification.
  • When WSIF is run under a J2EE container, port implementations can use the security context to pass on security tokens or credentials as necessary.
  • WSIF implementations can automatically convert J2EE security context into appropriate context for onward services.

For WSIF to interact effectively with the WebSphere Application Server security manager, complete the following step:

Procedure

To load the WSDL file, enable the FilePermission attribute in the was.policy file. This permission is required when a WSDL file is referred to using the file:// protocol.



Related tasks
Installing and managing WSIF
Related reference
wsif.properties file - Initial contents
Web Services Invocation Framework troubleshooting tips
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