Enable an external JACC provider

Use this topic to enable an external JACC provider using the administrative console.

The Java Authorization Contract for Containers (JACC) defines a contract between Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) containers and authorization providers. This contract enables any third-party authorization providers to plug into a J2EE 1.4 application server, such as WebSphere Application Server to make the authorization decisions when a J2EE resource is accessed.

Procedure

1. From the WebSphere Application Server administrative console, click Security > Global security.

2. Under Authorization, click Authorization providers.

3. Under Related items, click External JACC provider.

4. The fields are set for Tivoli Access Manager by default. If you do not plan to use Tivoli Access Manager as the JACC provider, replace these fields with the details for your own external JACC provider.

5. If any custom properties are required by the JACC provider, click Custom properties under Additional properties and enter the properties. When using the Tivoli Access Manager, use the Tivoli Access Manager properties link instead of the Custom properties link. For more information, see Configure_the_JACC_provider_for_TAM_usin_the_administrative_console.html.

6. On the External authorization providers panel, select the External authorization using a JACC provider option and click OK.

7. Complete the remaining steps to enable global security. If you are using Tivoli Access Manager, select LDAP as the user registry and use the same LDAP server. For more information on configuring LDAP registries, see Configuring Lightweight Directory Access Protocol user registries .

8. Verify that all of the changes are synchronized across all nodes. For more information, see Synchronizing nodes with the wsadmin tool

9. In a multinode environment, stop and start the deployment manager configuration. Issue the following commands:

   profile_root/bin/stopManager.bat 
    -username user_name 
    -password password
   
   
   
   profile_root/bin/startManager.bat 

10. Restart all servers to make these changes effective.

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External Java Authorization Contract for Containers provider settings

Interfaces that support JACC

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