Hardening security configurations

 

There are several methods used to to protect the WebSphere Application Server infrastructure and applications from different forms of attack. Several different techniques can help with multiple forms of attack. Sometimes a single attack can leverage multiple forms of intrusion to achieve the end goal.

 

Overview

For example, in the simplest case, network sniffing can be used to obtain passwords and those passwords can then be used to mount an application-level attack. The following issues are discussed in IBM WebSphere Developer Technical Journal: WebSphere Application Server V5 advanced security and system hardening:

 

Procedure

• Take preventative measures to protect the infrastructure.

• Make applications less vulnerable to attack.

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Related tasks

Tuning, hardening, and maintaining