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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:

  1. 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:

    1. Edit...

        profile_root/ConfigEngine/properties/wkplc.properties

    2. Set disable_rememberme to true in the 'Step-up Authentication and Remember Me Config' properties section.

      If disable_rememberme is not available in wkplc.properties, add it.

    3. Save changes to wkplc.properties.

    4. Run...

        ./ConfigEngine.sh disable-stepup-authentication -DWasUserid=wasuser -DWasPassword=password

      from the profile_root/ConfigEngine directory.

    Disable only step-up authentication Perform the following steps to disable only step-up authentication:

    1. Edit...

        profile_root/ConfigEngine/properties/wkplc.properties

    2. Set disable_rememberme to false in the 'Step-up Authentication and Remember Me Config' properties section.

      If disable_rememberme is not available in wkplc.properties, add it.

    3. Save changes to wkplc.properties.

    4. Run...

        ./ConfigEngine.sh disable-stepup-authentication -DWasUserid=wasuser -DWasPassword=password

      from the profile_root/ConfigEngine directory.

    Disable only the Remember me cookie Run...

      ./ConfigEngine.sh disable-rememberme -DWasUserid=wasuser -DWasPassword=password

    ...from the profile_root/ConfigEngine directory.

  2. Check the output for any error messages before proceeding with any additional tasks. If any of the configuration tasks fail, verify the values in wkplc.properties.

  3. Propagate the security changes:

    Option Description
    Standalone cd profile_root/bin
    ./stopServer.sh server1 -username admin_userid -password admin_password
    ./stopServer.sh WebSphere_Portal -username admin_userid -password admin_password
    ./startServer.sh server1
    ./startServer.sh WebSphere_Portal
    Cluster cd dmgr_profile/bin
    ./stopManager.sh-username admin_userid -password admin_password
    cd profile_root/bin
    ./stopNode.sh -username admin_userid -password admin_password
    ./stopServer.sh WebSphere_Portal -username admin_userid -password admin_password
    cd dmgr_profile/bin
    ./startManager.sh
    cd profile_root/bin
    ./startNode.sh
    ./startServer.sh WebSphere_Portal


Parent topic:

Secure environment on AIX