Use this topic to enable an external JACC provider using
the administrative console.
Before you begin
The Java Authorization Contract for
Containers (JACC) defines a contract between Java Platform,
Enterprise Edition (Java EE)
containers and authorization providers. This contract enables any
third-party authorization providers to plug into a Java EE
5 application server, such as WebSphere® Application Server
to make the authorization decisions when a Java EE
resource is accessed.
Procedure
- From the WebSphere Application Server
administrative console, click Security > Global security >
External authorization providers.
- Under Related items, click External JACC provider.
- The fields are set for Tivoli® Access
Manager by default. If you do not plan to use Tivoli Access
Manager as the JACC provider, replace these fields with the details
for your own external JACC provider.
- If any custom properties are required by the JACC provider,
click Custom properties under Additional properties and enter
the properties. When using the Tivoli Access
Manager, use the Tivoli Access Manager properties link
instead of the Custom properties link. For more information, see Configuring the JACC provider for Tivoli Access Manager using the administrative console.
- On the External authorization providers panel, select the External
authorization using a JACC provider option and click OK.
- Complete the remaining steps to enable security. If
you are using Tivoli Access Manager, you must select LDAP
as the user registry and use the same LDAP server. For more information
on configuring LDAP registries, see Configuring Lightweight Directory Access Protocol user registries.
- Restart all servers to make these changes effective.