Removing SiteMinder from the WebSphere Portal environment

Follow these steps to remove SiteMinder from the WebSphere Portal environment. After performing this procedure, the following changes occur:

  • WebSphere Application Server handles authentication for WebSphere Portal

  • WebSphere Portal handles authorization for its resources

  1. If you used SiteMinder for authorization, use the following steps:

    1. Find the wp_root/shared/app/config/services.properties file and create a backup copy.

    2. Change the com.ibm.wps.services.ac.ExternalAccessControlService property to com.ibm.wps.ac.impl.ExternalAccessControlDefaultImpl in the wp_root/shared/app/config/services.properties file.

    3. Find the wp_root/shared/app/config/services/AuthenticationService.properties file and make a backup copy.

    4. Change the authentication.execute.portal.jaas.login property to false in the wp_root/shared/app/config/services/AuthenticationService.properties file.

    5. Use either the Resource Permissions portlet or the XML configuration interface to internalize any resources managed by Netegrity SiteMinder.

  2. If you previously disabled the ability to create users through WebSphere Portal, now restore it.

    1. Re-enable WebSphere Portal auto-registration. Restore the backup copy of the was_root/installedApps/hostname/wps.ear/wps.war/themes/html/theme_name/ToolBarInclude.jsp file that is located in the subdirectory of each theme.

    2. Re-enable the Manage Users and Groups portlet manipulation of users by restoring the backup copy of the wp_root/installedApps/Principals manager (PA_1_0_3K).ear/PA_1_0_3K.war/WEB-INF/jsp/groupmembers.jsp file.

  3. If you used SiteMinder for authentication, use the WebSphere Application Server Administrative Console to disable the SiteMinder TAI:

    1. In the WebSphere Application Server Administrative Console, click Security Authentication mechanisms LTPA. Click Trust Association under Additional Properties.

    2. Deselect the Trust Association Enabled check box.

    3. Click OK; then click Save.

    4. Restart WebSphere Application Server.

  4. If you used SiteMinder for authentication, reverse any changes that you made to the login and logout pages:

    • Restore the backup copies of the was_root/installedApps/node_name/wps.ear/wps.war/themes/html/theme_name/ToolBarInclude.jsp files in the appropriate themes subdirectories.

    • Restore the backup copy of the was_root/installedApps/node_name/wps.ear/wps.war/WEB-INF/web.xml file.

  5. Restart WebSphere Application Server.

  6. If necessary, uninstall any Netegrity components.

 

See also

 

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