The process of authenticating users involves a user registry and an authentication mechanism. Optionally, you can define trust between WebSphere Application Server and a proxy server, configure single signon capability, and specify how to propagate security attributes between application servers.
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After completing the configuring the authentication process, you must authorize access to resources. For more information, see Authorizing access to resources.Related tasks
Authorizing access to resources