Testing security after enabling it

Basic tests are available that show whether the fundamental security components are working properly. Use this task to validate your security configuration.

Before you begin

After configuring global security and restarting all of your servers in a secure mode, validate that security is properly enabled.

Basic tests are available that show whether the fundamental security components are working properly. Complete the following steps to validate your security configuration:

Procedure

  1. After enabling security, verify that your system comes up in secure mode.
  2. Test the Web-based form login by starting the administrative console: http://hostname.domain:port_number/ibm/console. A form-based login page is displayed. If a login page does not appear, try accessing the administrative console by typing https://myhost.domain:9043/ibm/console.
  3. Test Java Client BasicAuth with dumpNameSpace.

    Use the app_server_root/bin/dumpNameSpace.bat file. A login panel appears. If a login panel does not appear, there is a problem. Type in any valid user ID and password in your configured user registry.

  4. Test all of your applications in secure mode.
  5. If all the tests pass, proceed with more rigorous testing of your secured applications. If you have any problems, review the output logs in the WebSphere Application Server /logs/nodeagent or WebSphere Application Server /logs/server_name directories, respectively. For more information on common problems, see Troubleshooting security configurations.
    Note: Testing synchronizing of the node agent is a good test. To do so, make a small change to the configuration and save and synchronize those changes. If there are no errors, proceed.

Results

The results of these tests, if successful, indicate that security is fully enabled and working properly.



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