Portal Express, Version 6.0
Operating systems: i5/OS, Linux, Windows
Database user registry
You can configure IBM® WebSphere® Portal Express to use a database user registry to store user information and to authenticate users. This setup is not recommended for production scenarios due to performance constraints and difficulties managing a large number of users and groups. This section discusses the issues to consider and the procedures to follow if you plan to use a database user registry as the IBM WebSphere Application Server security type with WebSphere Portal Express.
You should have WebSphere Portal Express installed and completed your database transfer.
Scenario for configuring WebSphere Portal Express with a database user registry:
After installation, security is enabled. To change the security configuration, first disable security. Then go to the appropriate security configuration file to re-enable security. After configuring WebSphere Portal Express to use a database user registry, you can enhance your security by Managing access, users, and groups. Authorization is sometimes referred to as access control. Authorization determines what interactions a user is permitted to have with a resource or a service. Administrators configure access to resources or services by assigning roles to users and groups.
- Disabling global security
Choose one of the following methods to disable IBM WebSphere Application Server global security. - Configuring a database user registry
Choose this option to use a database user registry configuration for authentication. This option also enables WebSphere Application Server global security and deploys portlets if you installed WebSphere Portal Express without configuring it. - Verifying your database user registry
After configuring security with a database user registry, use this information to verify that your database user registry has been properly configured.