Automatic redirection

The standard response is for WebSEAL to send resources to users after successful authentication and policy checks. Alternatively, we can configure WebSEAL to automatically redirect the user to a specially designated home or welcome page. Macros can specify the user's authorization level, username, host name and so forth. This redirection after login is appropriate, for example, when users enter the WebSEAL domain through a portal page. Automatic redirection overrides user attempts to directly access specific pages within the domain by selecting user bookmarks.

1. The user sends a request and successfully authenticates.

2. WebSEAL builds a custom response and returns it to the browser as a redirect.

   This redirect response contains the URL value specified by the login-redirect-page stanza entry in the WebSEAL configuration file.

3. The browser follows the redirect response (containing the configured URL).

4. WebSEAL returns the page located at the configured URL.

Automatic redirection after login is enabled and disabled independently for each authentication method. Automatic redirection is supported for the following authentication methods:

• Forms authentication
• Basic authentication
• External authentication interface

Parent topic: Automatic redirection after authentication