Portal, V6.1
Linux - Disable step-up authentication and/or the Remember me cookie
You can disable the step-up authentication task and/or the Remember me cookie task to remove the features from your system.
Perform the following steps to disable step-up authentication and/or the Remember me cookie:
- Choose one of the following configuration options:
Option Description Disable both step-up authentication and the Remember me cookie To disable step-up authentication and the Remember me cookie:
- Edit wkplc.properties located in WP_PROFILE/ConfigEngine/properties.
- Set disable_rememberme to true in the 'Step-up Authentication and Remember Me Config' properties section.
If disable_rememberme is not available in the wkplc.properties file, add it.
- Save changes to the wkplc.properties file.
- Run...
./ConfigEngine.sh disable-stepup-authentication -DWasUserid=wasuser -DWasPassword=wpsadmin
... from the WP_PROFILE/ConfigEngine.
Disable only step-up authentication Perform the following steps to disable only step-up authentication:
- Edit wkplc.properties located in WP_PROFILE/ConfigEngine/properties.
- Set disable_rememberme to false in the 'Step-up Authentication and Remember Me Config' properties section.
If disable_rememberme is not available in the wkplc.properties file, add it.
- Save changes to the wkplc.properties file.
- Run...
./ConfigEngine.sh disable-stepup-authentication -DWasUserid=wasuser -DWasPassword=wpsadmin
... from the WP_PROFILE/ConfigEngine.
Disable only the Remember me cookie Run the ./ConfigEngine.sh disable-rememberme -DWasUserid=wasuser -DWasPassword=wpsadmin ... from the WP_PROFILE/ConfigEngine.
- Check the output for any error messages before proceeding with any additional tasks. If any of the configuration tasks fail, verify the values in the wkplc.properties file.
- To propagate the security changes:
Option Description Stand-alone environment cd WP_PROFILE/bin
./stopServer.sh server1 -username adminid -password passwd
./stopServer.sh WebSphere_Portal -username adminid -password passwd
./startServer.sh server1
./startServer.sh WebSphere_PortalClustered environment cd dmgr_profile_root\bin
./stopManager.sh
cd WP_PROFILE/bin
./stopNode.sh -username adminid -password passwd
./stopServer.sh server1 -username adminid -password passwd
./stopServer.sh WebSphere_Portal -username adminid -password passwd
cd dmgr_profile_root\bin
./startManager.sh
cd WP_PROFILE/bin
./startNode.sh
./startServer.sh server1
./startServer.sh WebSphere_Portal
Parent topic
Securing your environment on Linux
Related reference
Step-up authentication properties
Remember me properties