Liberty Repository[8.5.5.6 or later]
This topic applies to WebSphere Application Server Liberty V8.5.5.9 and earlier. For the latest Liberty topics, see the WebSphere Application Server Liberty documentation.

Authentication on the Liberty application client container

The authentication requirements on the client are the same as on the server, but some of the mechanisms to authenticate on the client are different than on the server.

Authentication is required on the client when accessing a protected resource on the server. Follow one of these methods to provide the authentication information:

As on the server, you can use a custom login module to either make more authentication decisions or add information to the subject to make finer-grained authorization decisions inside your client application. For further details, see Configuring a JAAS custom login module for the Liberty application client container.


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