Enabling security for WebSphere Portal

WebSphere® Portal uses the security mechanism provided by WebSphere Application Server.

Before you begin

Before completing this task, you should have completed the following tasks:

Configured one of the following user registry settings:
- Custom
- LDAP
- Federated Repositories
Configured lightweight third party authentication (LTPA)
Logged in to the administrative console

About this task

To enable the WebSphere Portal Monitor widgets to retrieve data from IBM® Business Monitor, you must manually share secure sockets layer (SSL) certificates and LTPA keys between WebSphere Portal and IBM Business Monitor. You must also enable single sign-on on IBM Business Monitor.

For information about WebSphere Portal security, see the topic "Managing the user registry" in the WebSphere Portal Information Center.