Enabling authentication in the file transfer service using scripting

You can enable authentication in the file transfer service using scripting and the wsadmin tool.

Before you begin

Before starting this task, the wsadmin tool must be running. See the Starting the wsadmin scripting client article for more information.

About this task

In WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment, V5.0.1 or later, the file transfer service is enhanced to provide role-based authentication. Two versions of the file transfer Web application are provided. By default, the version that does not authenticate its caller is installed. This default supports compatibility between the WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment, V5.0 and V5.0.1 or later.

Turning the file transfer authentication on is recommended to prevent unauthorized use of the file transfer application; however, if you have any V5.0 clients in your Network Deployment environment, they cannot communicate with the secured file transfer application if global security is turned on.

In WebSphere Application Server V6.x, mixed cells are supported and file transfer has become a system application. If all of the nodes in the cell are of V5.0.1 or later, you can activate authentication in the file transfer service by redeploying the file transfer application at the deployment manager. The compatible version is shipped in the app_server_root/systemApps/filetransfer.ear directory. The secured version is provided in the app_server_root/systemApps/filetransferSecured.ear directory.

Procedure

What to do next

You must restart the server for the change to take affect.



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