Configuring JAAS authentication on your web application server
IBM Content Navigator uses Java™ Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) to authenticate users’ login credentials. You must configure your web application server to use JAAS authentication (also called container login).
Before you begin
This task assumes that you have a configuration profile open in the IBM Content Navigator Configuration and Deployment Tool.
About this task
If you use IBM Content Navigator to access IBM Content Manager Enterprise Edition or IBM Content Manager OnDemand repositories, JAAS authentication is used to determine whether a user is an administrative user.
If
you use IBM Content Navigator to
access IBM
FileNet® P8 repositories,
JAAS authentication is used to:
- Determine whether a user is an administrative user
- Authenticate to the LDAP server
Procedure
To configure JAAS authentication on your web application server: