WAS authentication in a production installation
In a typical production mode, WebSphere Portal uses WAS authentication. In this configuration, WAS Global Security is enabled, and the /wps/myportal URL is protected within WAS with a setting of All Authenticated Users and a challenge mechanism of Custom Form-Based Challenge. These settings cause WAS to redirect any unauthenticated user request to the login form where the user can enter an identity and password to access WebSphere Portal.
See Configure security in the Installing section for information about how to set up this authentication model.
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