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Tutorial: Integrate WebSphere eXtreme Scale security in a mixed environment with an external authenticator
This tutorial demonstrates how to secure WebSphere eXtreme Scale servers that are partially deployed in a WAS environment.
In the deployment for this tutorial, the container servers are deployed in WAS. The catalog server is deployed as stand-alone server, and is started in a Java Standard Edition (Java SE) environment.
Because the catalog server is not deployed in WAS, you cannot use the WAS Authentication plug-ins. For more information about the process of configuring WAS Authentication plug-ins, see Tutorial: Integrate WebSphere eXtreme Scale security with WAS. In this tutorial, a different authenticator is required for catalog server authentication. You configure a keystore authenticator to authenticate the clients.
Learning objectives
The learning objectives for this tutorial follow:
- Configure WebSphere eXtreme Scale to use the KeyStoreLoginAuthenticator plug-in
- Configure WebSphere eXtreme Scale transport security to use WAS CSIv2 configuration and the WebSphere eXtreme Scale properties file
- Use Java™ Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) authorization in WAS
- Use the xsadmin tool to monitor the data grids and maps that you created in the tutorial.
Time required
This tutorial takes approximately 4 hours from start to finish.
Related concepts
Application client authentication
Application client authorization
Transport layer security and secure sockets layer
Java Management Extensions (JMX) security
Security integration with external providers
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Tutorial: Integrate WebSphere eXtreme Scale security with WAS