Security concepts

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This section describes concepts that are related to WebSphere Portal security.

• Authentication

  • User registries

  • Single signon

    • Credential Vault and Credential Service

  • WebSphere Portal authentication in a development environment

  • WebSphere Portal authentication in a production environment

• Authorization

  • Roles

  • Resources

  • Access rights
  • Access control administration
  • Access management scenario
  • User and Group Permissions portlet
  • Resource Permissions portlet

 

See also

• Securing the portal