Enable single sign-on

Enabling single sign-on (SSO) preserves user authentication on different web Applications in WebSphere Commerce. By using HTTP single sign-on, the user is not prompted multiple times for security credentials within a trust domain.

Before beginning

• Directory Services and WebSphere Commerce.

• Enable WebSphere Application Server security with Federated Repositories.

• Modify the WebSphere Commerce configuration file. If WebSphere Commerce switches to a single sign-on environment when there is shopper information in the WebSphere Commerce database, ensure that the MigrateUsersFromWCSdb flag is set to ON.

• Synchronize the system clocks of all the systems that are included in the single sign-on configuration.

What to do next

For security purposes, when single sign-on is enabled, users should close all web browsers after they logout of Management Center.