Specifying a per-environment application context root

You can specify the application context root per-environment basis. However, consider this advanced configuration only if you have environments that require the specific setup.

Procedure

The context root is specified in the server.xml file for all the WAR files that are run by the server, and it provides an extra path for the URL.

See the following example:

<server>
    <application type="war" context-root="odm/test/DecisionService"location="${server.config.dir}/apps/DecisionService.war">
        …
    </application>
</server>

When you use this configuration in the server.xml file, the URL for a decision service looks like this:

https://app.example.com:9443/odm/test/DecisionService/rest/loans/1.0/miniloan/1.0

Then, the context root can be used to configure the web.xml file for protecting the HTDS on a per-environment basis by using a more specific URL:

<security-constraint>
    <web-resource-collection>
        <web-resource-name>Decision Service REST API</web-resource-name>
       <url-pattern>/odm/test/rest/*</url-pattern>
       <url-pattern>/odm/test/ws/*</url-pattern>
    </web-resource-collection>
    <auth-constraint>
        <role-name>resServiceTesters</role-name>
    </auth-constraint>
    <user-data-constraint>
        <transport-guarantee>CONFIDENTIAL</transport-guarantee>
    </user-data-constraint>
</security-constraint>