Enabling step-up authentication, the Remember me cookie, or both

Using step-up authentication and/or the Remember me cookie lets you fine-tune user authentication to pages and portlets.

AIX: Enabling step-up authentication, the Remember me cookie, or both
Step-up authentication provides different authentication levels for pages and portlets. The Remember me cookie is an encrypted HTTP cookie that supports authentication and lets you present personalized portlets and pages in a public area without the need for users to manually authenticate. Step-up authentication and the Remember me cookie let remembered users view anonymous pages and portlets with a standard or identified authentication level. By providing a valid Remember me cookie, a user can also access protected pages and portlets that require the identified authentication level. If the authentication level is set to authenticated, the user must provide a user ID and password to view the page or portlet.
IBM i: Enabling step-up authentication, the Remember me cookie, or both
Step-up authentication provides different authentication levels for pages and portlets. The Remember me cookie is an encrypted HTTP cookie that supports authentication and lets you present personalized portlets and pages in a public area without the need for users to manually authenticate. Step-up authentication and the Remember me cookie let remembered users view anonymous pages and portlets with a standard or identified authentication level. By providing a valid Remember me cookie, a user can also access protected pages and portlets that require the identified authentication level. If the authentication level is set to authenticated, the user must provide a user ID and password to view the page or portlet.
Linux: Enabling step-up authentication, the Remember me cookie, or both
Step-up authentication provides different authentication levels for pages and portlets. The Remember me cookie is an encrypted HTTP cookie that supports authentication and lets you present personalized portlets and pages in a public area without the need for users to manually authenticate. Step-up authentication and the Remember me cookie let remembered users view anonymous pages and portlets with a standard or identified authentication level. By providing a valid Remember me cookie, a user can also access protected pages and portlets that require the identified authentication level. If the authentication level is set to authenticated, the user must provide a user ID and password to view the page or portlet.
Solaris: Enabling step-up authentication, the Remember me cookie, or both
Step-up authentication provides different authentication levels for pages and portlets. The Remember me cookie is an encrypted HTTP cookie that supports authentication and lets you present personalized portlets and pages in a public area without the need for users to manually authenticate. Step-up authentication and the Remember me cookie let remembered users view anonymous pages and portlets with a standard or identified authentication level. By providing a valid Remember me cookie, a user can also access protected pages and portlets that require the identified authentication level. If the authentication level is set to authenticated, the user must provide a user ID and password to view the page or portlet.
Windows: Enabling step-up authentication, the Remember me cookie, or both
Step-up authentication provides different authentication levels for pages and portlets. The Remember me cookie is an encrypted HTTP cookie that supports authentication and lets you present personalized portlets and pages in a public area without the need for users to manually authenticate. Step-up authentication and the Remember me cookie let remembered users view anonymous pages and portlets with a standard or identified authentication level. By providing a valid Remember me cookie, a user can also access protected pages and portlets that require the identified authentication level. If the authentication level is set to authenticated, the user must provide a user ID and password to view the page or portlet.
z/OS: Enabling step-up authentication, the Remember me cookie, or both
Step-up authentication provides different authentication levels for pages and portlets. The Remember me cookie is an encrypted HTTP cookie that supports authentication and lets you present personalized portlets and pages in a public area without the need for users to manually authenticate. Step-up authentication and the Remember me cookie let remembered users view anonymous pages and portlets with a standard or identified authentication level. By providing a valid Remember me cookie, a user can also access protected pages and portlets that require the identified authentication level. If the authentication level is set to authenticated, the user must provide a user ID and password to view the page or portlet.
Step-up authentication properties
After you enable step-up authentication, you might need to adjust the settings to fit your business needs. You can use the WebSphere® Application Server administrative console to create new properties, if necessary, or update existing properties.
Remember me properties
After enabling the Remember me cookie, you may need to adjust the settings to fit your business needs. You can use the WebSphere Application Server Administrative Console to create new properties, if necessary, or update existing properties.

Parent topic: Securing