Create new error message pages

We can create new error message pages for hexadecimal errors returned by WebSEAL. The hexadecimal errors returned by WebSEAL are documented in the IBM Security Verify Access Error messages section in the Knowledge Center.

For example, when WebSEAL encounters an invalid HTTP header, it returns the following error:

wand_s_jct_invalid_http_header              0x38cf04d5

To create a new error message page for this error, complete the following steps:

Steps

1. Create a new file. To name the file, delete the 0x (hex) prefix characters from the error number and supply the response type suffix. For example, 0x38cf04d5 becomes:

   38cf04d5.html

   Optionally, we can use one of the existing HTTP error files as a template. Copy it and rename it.

2. Consult the Error messages section in the Knowledge Center for information about the exact error encountered. Use this information to edit the body of the page.

3. Optionally, we can use the macros described in Macro resources for customizing response pages.

4. Save the new file in the same directory as the rest of the HTTP error messages.

To create customized error message pages for a specific junction, we must place the customized files in a junction-specific location. For information, see Junction-specific static server response pages.

Parent topic: Error message page configuration