Configure Tivoli Access Manager groups

 

Use these steps to configure the WAS administrative console to add objects of the accessGroup class to the list of object classes that represent user registry groups.

 

Overview

You can use the console to specify security policies for applications that run in the WebSphere Application Server environment. You can also use the WAS administrative console to specify security policies for other Web resources, based on the entities that are stored in the user registry.

Tivoli Access Manager adds the accessGroup object class to the registry. Tivoli Access Manager administrators can use the pdadmin utility, which is available only on the policy server host in the PD.RTE fileset, to create new groups. These new groups are added to the registry as the accessGroup object class.

The WebSphere Application Server console is not configured by default to recognize objects of the accessGroup class as user registry groups. You can configure the WebSphere Application Server console to add this object class to the list of object classes that represent user registry groups. To do this configuration, complete the following instructions:

 

Procedure

1. From the WAS administrative console, access the advanced settings for configuring security by clicking Security > Secure administration, applications, and infrastructure.

2. Under User account repository, click the Available realm definitions drop-down list, select Standalone LDAP registry, and click Configure.

3. Under Additional properties, click Advanced Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) user registry settings.

4. Modify the Group Filter field. Add the following entry: (objectclass=accessGroup) The Group Filter field looks like the following example:

   (&(cn=%w)(|(objectclass=groupOfNames)
   (objectclass=groupOfUniqueNames)
   (objectclass=accessGroup)))
   

5. Modify the Group Member ID Map field. Add the following entry: accessGroup:member. The Group Member ID Map field looks like the following example:

   groupOfNames:member;groupOfUniqueNames:uniqueMember;
   accessGroup:member

6. Stop and restart WAS.

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Related concepts

Role-based security with embedded Tivoli Access Manager

 

Related tasks

Enabling an external JACC provider