After installing WebSphere® Application Server,
there are several considerations for tuning, strengthening, and maintaining
your security configuration.
About this task
The following topics are covered in this section:
Procedure
- Tuning security configurations You can tune
your security configuration to balance performance with function.
You can achieve this balance following considerations for tuning general
security, Common Secure Interoperability version 2 (CSIv2), Lightweight
Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) authentication, web authentication,
and authorization. For more information on tuning security, see Tuning security configurations.
- Hardening security configurations Several methods
exist that you can use to protect your infrastructure and applications
from different forms of attack. For more information on hardening
your security, see Hardening security configurations.
- Securing passwords in files Password encryption
and encoding can add protection to passwords existing in files. For
more information on encoding and encrypting passwords, see Securing passwords in files.
What to do next
For additional information about hardening security configurations,
see the WebSphere
Application Server security web page.