Remove eTrust SiteMinder from the WebSphere Portal environment

 

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To remove Computer Associates eTrust SiteMinder from the IBM WebSphere Portal environment. After performing this procedure, the following changes occur:

  • IBM WAS handles authentication for WebSphere Portal

  • WebSphere Portal handles authorization for its resources

  1. If you used eTrust SiteMinder for authorization, use the following steps:

    1. Use either the Resource Permissions portlet or, if you are set up to execute it, the XML Configuration Interface (xmlaccess) to internalize any resources managed by eTrust SiteMinder.

      Use xmlaccess if you followed the xmlaccess procedure within Configuring eTrust SiteMinder to perform authorization for WebSphere Portal.

    2. Change the property...

      com.ibm.wps.services.ac.ExternalAccessControlService

      ...to...

      com.ibm.wps.ac.impl.ExternalAccessControlDefaultImpl

      ...in External Access Control Service, as described in Setting portal configuration properties

    3. Change the property...

      authentication.execute.portal.jaas.login

      ...to false in the Authentication Service, as described in Setting portal configuration properties.

    4. Change the property...

      enableExternalization

      ...to false in External Access Control Service, as described in Setting portal configuration properties. This will prevent the Externalize/Internalize icon from appearing in the Portal Administration Access portlet once eTrust SiteMinder is removed.

  2. If you previously disabled the ability to create users through WebSphere Portal, now restore it. Re-enable WebSphere Portal auto-registration. Restore the backup copy of...

    was_profile_root/installedApps/node/wps.ear/wps.war/themes/html/theme_name/ToolBarInclude.jsp

    ...that is located in the subdirectory of each theme.

  3. If you used eTrust SiteMinder for authentication, use the WebSphere Application Server Administration Console to disable the eTrust SiteMinder TAI:

    1. In the WebSphere Application Server Administration Console, click...

      Security | Global security | Authentication | Authentication mechanisms | LTPA | Trust Association

    2. Deselect the Trust Association Enabled check box.

    3. Click OK, then click Save.

    4. Restart WebSphere Application Server.

  4. If you did not use eTrust SiteMinder for authentication, restart WebSphere Application Server.

  5. If necessary, uninstall any Computer Associates components.

 

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Parent Topic

Using eTrust SiteMinder with WebSphere Portal