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

Authenticating users

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.

Why and when to perform this task

The following security topics are covered in this section:
User registries
For information on local operating system, Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), and custom user registries, see User registries.
Authentication protocol for EJB security
For more information on the authentication protocols that are used for EJB security, see Authentication protocol for EJB security.
Trust associations
For more information on trust associations, see Trust associations.
Single signon
For more information on single signon, see Single signon.
Security attribute propagation
For more information on propagation tokens, authorization tokens, single signon tokens, and authentication tokens, see Security attribute propagation.

The following information is covered in this section:

Steps for this task

What to do next

After completing the configuring the authentication process, you must authorize access to resources. For more information, see Authorizing access to resources.



Sub-topics
Authentication mechanisms
Selecting a user registry
Selecting an authentication mechanism
Integrating third-party HTTP reserve proxy servers
Implementing single signon to minimize Web user authentications
Propagating security attributes among application servers
Configuring the authentication cache

Related tasks
Authorizing access to resources

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