Static server response pages
WebSEAL provides a number of static server response pages that can be used to provide responses to client requests. These pages include:
- Error messages
- Informational messages
- Login forms
- Password management forms
We can modify the contents of these pages to include site-specific messages or perform site-specific actions. Most pages are appropriate for forms and basic authentication over HTTP or HTTPS. The names, content, and descriptions of the message pages are listed in the following table. The following codes are used to indicate the message type:
- ER - error message
- IN - informational message
- LG - login form
- PW - password management form
- NA - not applicable
Filename Status and HTTP Code Description Type 132120c8.html Authentication Failed
(HTTP 403)Credentials cannot be retrieved for the client certificate used. Possible reasons include:
- The user supplied an incorrect certificate.
- The user's credentials are missing from the authentication database.
ER 38ad52fa.html Non-empty Directory
(HTTP 500)The requested operation requires the removal of a non-empty directory. The requested operation is an illegal operation. ER 38b9a4b0.html Application Server is Offline
(HTTP 503)The application server we are accessing has been taken offline by the system administrator. Returned when a request is blocked due to a junction that has been placed in a throttled or offline operational state. ER 38b9a4b1.html Service Unavailable
(HTTP 503)The WebSEAL server is unable to service a request because a needed resource is unavailable. ER 38b9a41f.html Additional Login Denied
(HTTP 200)We have already logged in to this Web server from another client. No more new logins are permitted until your initial session has ended. ER 38cf013d.html Request Caching Failed
(HTTP 500)The request-max-cache or request-body-max-read values have been exceeded. ER 38cf0259.html Could Not Sign User On
(HTTP 500)The resource requested requires the WebSEAL server to sign the user on to another Web server. However, a problem occurred while WebSEAL was attempting to retrieve the information. ER 38cf025a.html User Has No Single Signon Information
(HTTP 500)WebSEAL could not locate the GSO user for the requested resource. ER 38cf025b.html No Single Signon Target for User
(HTTP 500)WebSEAL could not locate the GSO target for the requested resource. ER 38cf025c.html Multiple Signon Targets for User
(HTTP 500)Multiple GSO targets are defined for the requested resource. This is an incorrect configuration. ER 38cf025d.html Login Required
(HTTP 500)The resource requested is protected by a junctioned back-end Web server, requiring WebSEAL to sign the user on to that Web server. To do this, user must first log in to WebSEAL. ER 38cf025e.html Could Not Sign User On
(HTTP 500)The resource requested requires WebSEAL to sign the user on to another Web server. However, the signon information for the user account is incorrect. ER 38cf025f.html Unexpected Authentication Challenge
(HTTP 500)WebSEAL received an unexpected authentication challenge from a junctioned back-end Web server. ER 38cf0421.html Moved Temporarily
(HTTP 302)The requested resource has been temporarily moved. This event usually occurs if there has been a mishandled redirect. ER 38cf0424.html Bad Request
(HTTP 400)WebSEAL received an HTTP request that is not valid. ER 38cf0425.html Login Required
(HTTP 401)The resource we have requested is secured by WebSEAL, and in order to access it, we must first log in. ER 38cf0427.html Forbidden
(HTTP 403)The user does not have permissions to access the requested resource. ER 38cf0428.html Not Found
(HTTP 404)The requested resource cannot be located. ER 38cf0432.html Service Unavailable
(HTTP 503)A service required by WebSEAL to complete the request is currently not available. ER 38cf0434.html Privacy required
(HTTP 403)Quality of protection at the privacy level is required. ER 38cf0437.html Server Suspended
(HTTP 500)The WebSEAL server has been temporarily suspended by the System Administrator. No requests will be handled until the server is returned to service by the administrator. ER 38cf0439.html Session Information Lost
(HTTP 500)The browser and server interaction was a stateful session with a junctioned back-end server that is no longer responding. WebSEAL requires a service located on this server to complete your request. ER 38cf0442.html Service Unavailable
(HTTP 503)The service required by WebSEAL is located on a junctioned back-end server where SSL mutual authentication has failed. ER 38cf04c6.html Third-party server not responding
(HTTP 500)The requested resource is located on a third-party server. WebSEAL has tried to contact that server, but the server is not responding. ER 38cf04d7.html Third-party server not responding
(HTTP 500)The requested resource is located on a third-party server. WebSEAL has tried to contact that server, but the server is not responding. ER 38cf07aa.html CGI Program Failed
(HTTP 500)A CGI program failed to execute properly. ER 38cf08cc.html Access Denied
(HTTP 403)The resource we have requested is protected by a policy that restricts access to specific time periods. The current time is outside of those permitted time periods. ER acct_locked.html Account locked
(HTTP 200)Page displayed in these circumstances:
- Authentication failed because the user's account was temporarily locked due after too many unsuccessful login attempts.
- nsAccountLock is true for a user (in Sun Directory Server) when they attempt to login. This is only displayed if the user provides the correct password during login.
When using basic authentication (BA-auth) with ISAM, the acct_locked.html file cannot be customized to contain additional images. Although we can embed images in the file, subsequent requests to access the embedded images will fail.
ER certfailure.html Certification authentication failed
(HTTP 200)An attempt to authenticate with a client certificate failed. Page displayed if client fails to authenticate with a certificate when accept-client-certs = required. A valid client certificate is required to make this connection. ER certlogin.html Verify Access Login
(HTTP 200)Certificate login form used when accept-client-certs = prompt_as_needed. LG certstepuphttp.html Attempt to Step-up to Certification authentication failed
(HTTP 200)An attempt to step-up to certificates over HTTP failed. Use of HTTPS is required. Try re-accessing the page over HTTPS. ER default.html Server Error
(HTTP 500)WebSEAL could not complete your request due to an unexpected error. ER deletesuccess.html Success
(HTTP 200)Client-initiated DELETE request completed successfully. IN help.html PKMS Administration
(HTTP 200)Help information for pkmslogout and pkmspasswd. IN login.html Verify Access Login
(HTTP 200)Standard request form for user name and password LG login_success.html Success
(HTTP 200)Normally, WebSEAL caches the URL of the requested resource, and returns the resource to the user upon successful login. The login_success.html page is displayed after successful login if for some reason WebSEAL cannot determine the URL of the originally requested resource. IN logout.html PKMS Administration: User Log Out
(HTTP 200)Page displayed after successful logout. User USERNAME has logged out. IN passwd.html PKMS Administration: Change Password
(HTTP 200)Change password form. Also displayed if password change request failed. PW passwd_exp.html PKMS Administration: Expired Password
(HTTP 200)Page displayed if user authentication failed due to an expired password. Change expired password. PW passwd_rep.html PKMS Administration: Change Password
(HTTP 200)Page displayed if password change request was successful. PW passwd_warn.html Password Administration The password will expire at approximately...
(HTTP 200)Page displayed if user LDAP password is due to expire soon. PW putsuccess.html Success
(HTTP 200)Client-initiated PUT operation completed successfully. IN query_contents.html Junctioning Win32 Web Servers
(HTTP 200)Installation and configuration information for making a junction from an Verify Access WebSEAL server to third-party Web servers running on the Win32 platform. IN relocated.html Temporarily Moved
(HTTP 302)The requested resource has temporarily moved. IN stepuplogin.html Verify Access Step Up Login
(HTTP 200)Login form for step-up authentication. LG switchuser.html Verify Access Switch User
(HTTP 200)Login form for switch user. LG template.html Template Template form for custom error messages. NA too_many_sessions.html PKMS Administration: Session Displacement
(HTTP xxx)Error message when exceeding the limit of concurrent logins by a single user. ER websealerror.html WebSEAL Server Error
(HTTP 400)WebSEAL server internal error. ER Parent topic: Web server response configuration
Related concepts
- Server response page locations
- Content Aware Server Responses
- HTML server response page modification
- Account management page configuration
- Error message page configuration
- Add custom headers to server response pages
- Local response redirection
- HTML redirection
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