Trace logging for WebSEAL

This section describes some of the options available for trace logs for WebSEAL. WebSEAL provides the following components to trace HTTP requests:

• pdweb.debug
• pdweb.snoop

The amount of data that is produced by the trace options, especially by the snoop trace command, can be large.

• pd.ivc.ira trace for LDAP server interaction
  The pd.ivc.ira component traces Security Verify Access interaction with the LDAP server.
• pdweb.debug trace of HTTP header requests and responses
  The pdweb.debug component traces the HTTP headers for requests and responses.
• pdweb.snoop trace of HTTP traffic with WebSEAL
  The pdweb.snoop component traces HTTP traffic. This component logs the HTTP headers and the message body for requests and responses.
• pdweb.wan.azn trace for transaction authorization decisions
  The pdweb.wan.azn component traces authorization decisions for all transactions.
• Set trace for ISAM SPNEGO issues
  Enable trace for SPNEGO to retrieve more details about WebSEAL issues.

Parent topic: Trace event logs