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Tune the security properties for the DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM WAS

When creating a DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM WAS, default security levels of high, medium and low are available. In addition to the predefined configuration levels, you can modify the security settings for your DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM WAS. When you choose to customize the settings, a qualitative value of high, medium or low is still assigned to inform you of the overall security level of your DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM WAS. A DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM WAS must be installed before these steps can be completed. The DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM WAS profile must be registered with the AdminAgent for this panel to be available. Install the DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM WAS in the DMZ rather than the secured zone presents new security challenges. The DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM WAS has been equipped with various capabilities to provide protection for meeting these challenges. It addition to the predefined security configurations for your DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM WAS you can also tune the settings to customize the protection.

Procedure

1. Click Servers > Proxy Servers > <secured_proxy_server_name

   gt; > Custom security settings to open up the Proxy security settings panel.

2. Choose your administration option for your DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM WAS.
   • Local Administration - Security level: medium and high.

     This option allows two different types of administration. Managing the DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM WAS entirely using wsadmin and loading updated profiles imported from inside the cell using wsadmin are both considered Local Administration.

   • Remote Administration- Security level: low

3. Choose your routing option for your DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM WAS.
   • Static routing - Security level: high
   • Dynamic routing - Security level: low and medium

4. Choose your startup permission option for your DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM WAS.
   • Run as an unprivileged user - Security level: medium and high
   • Run as privileged user - Security level: low

   Optional. If Run as an unprivileged user is selected, enter the user name or the user group whose identity the server should assume after startup has completed.

5. Choose your custom error page policy option for your DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM WAS.
   • Local error page handling - Security level: high

     If you choose to use local error page handling, select which error responses should use custom error messages. Select Handle local errors for responses generated by the proxy server and select Handle remote errors for responses generated by the backend server. Both options may be selected to use custom error messages for local and remote errors. Manage your error code mappings to determine the custom error pages to be used for specific responses.

   • Remote error page handling - Security level: low and medium

     If you choose to use remote error page handling to include custom errors, you need to select which error responses should be customized. Select Handle local errors for responses generated by the proxy server and select Handle remote errors for responses generated by the backend server. Both options may be selected to use custom error messages for both local and remote errors. Manage the headers that should be sent to the custom error application and what status codes are to be recognized as errors.

Results

You have finished customizing the security settings for your DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM WAS. A qualitative value of high, medium or low has been calculated based on the settings we have chosen to demonstrate the Current DMZ Security level.

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