Use this page to configure security. When you enable security, you are enabling security settings on a global level.
To view this administrative console page, click Security > Global security.
When security is disabled, WebSphere Application Server performance is increased between 10-20%. Therefore, consider disabling security when it is not needed.
If you are configuring security for the first time, complete the steps in "Custom registry class name" to avoid problems. When security is configured, validate any changes to the user registry or authentication mechanism panels. Click Apply to validate the user registry settings. An attempt is made to authenticate the server ID to the configured user registry. Validating the user registry settings after enabling global security can avoid problems when you restart the server for the first time.
Specifies whether to enable global security for this WebSphere Application Server domain.
This flag is commonly referred to as the global security flag in WebSphere Application Server information. When enabling security, set the authentication mechanism configuration and specify a valid user ID and password in the selected user registry configuration.
Default: | Disable |