Chapter 3. Security
Security is an important part of any application server configuration. In this chapter, we will cover securing the WebSphere Application Server's administrative console and how to configure different types of repositories containing the users and groups of authorized users who are given different levels of access to administer a WebSphere server.
In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:
J2EE (Enterprise Edition) security
Global security
File-based repositories
Local Open Source (OS) repository
Standalone Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) repository
Open LDAP
Administrative roles
J2EE security
WebSphere security is based on the J2EE application programming model. The J2EE security model is designed to separate the application's need for security and administration of security, allowing applications to be portable between vendors who have a slightly different implementation of the J2EE security model. There are two aspects of security which need to be explained...
