Preparing for security at installation time

Complete the following tasks to implement security before, during, and after installing WebSphere® Application Server.

Procedure

  1. Install WebSphere Application Server. This step describes how to install WebSphere Application Server on the z/OS® platform. For more information, see "Installing the product and additional software" in the InfoCenter.
  2. Migrate security configurations from previous releases during installation, when you are prompted to do so. This step describes how to migrate security configurations from a previous release of WebSphere Application Server to WebSphere Application Server Version 7.0.

    For more information, see "Migrating product configurations" in the InfoCenter.

  3. If you go into the advanced profile creation, a panel is available for changing the default settings for your certificate, a root certificate (used to sign your personal certificate) and a personal certificate (used to sign/encrypt data over the network). Ensure that the root certificate has a long lifetime and the personal certificate a shorter one. Import your own personal certificate and or root certificate. If your personal certificate is signed by the certificate authority (CA), it is not important to change your root certificate. You should also change the default keystore password to something more secure.
  4. Optional: During customization of a standalone application server or WebSphere Application Server, Network Deployment cell, you can enable administrative security "out of the box" by using either a z/OS security product or WebSphere Application Server to manage users, groups, and the security policy.
  5. Secure your environment after installation. This step provides information on how to protect password information after you install WebSphere Application Server. For more information, see Securing your environment after installation.
  6. For information about enabling security after customization is complete, see Enabling security.



In this information ...


IBM Redbooks, demos, education, and more

(Index)

Use IBM Suggests to retrieve related content from ibm.com and beyond, identified for your convenience.

This feature requires Internet access.

Task topic    

Terms of Use | Feedback

Last updated: Oct 22, 2010 12:21:29 AM CDT
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/wsbroker/redirect?version=compass&product=was-nd-zos&topic=tsecinstall
File name: tsec_install.html