Tune security

Use the following procedures to tune the performance, without compromising your security settings.

About this taskEnabling security decreases performance. The following tuning parameters provide ways to minimize this performance impact.

Procedure

• Disable security on any application servers that do not need security. You can disable security in the administrative console by clicking Security > Global Security and deselecting the Enable global security option.

• Fine-tune the Cache timeout value on the Global security panel in the administrative console. For more information, see the Global security settings topic.

• Configure the security cache properties. For more information, see the Security cache properties topic.

• Enable the Enable SSL ID tracking option on the Session management panel in the administrative console. For more information, see the Session management settings topic.

• Improve the performance of Web services security by downloading a Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) unlimited jurisdiction policy file that does not have restrictions on cryptography strength. For more information, see the Tuning Web services security for Version 6 and later applications topic.

• Read the Secure Sockets Layer performance tips and Tuning security configurations topics for more information.

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