Enabling and configuring WAS security

Follow these steps to configure WebSphere® Application Server security. If you have not already created a WebSphere Application Server instance, you will need to create one before performing these tasks.
  1. Open the Administrative Console for your server.
  2. Start of changeExpand Security and click Global security.End of change
  3. Click the Security Configuration Wizard button. The Security Configuration Wizard opens.
  4. Select the Enable application security check box, and ensure the Use Java 2 security to restrict application access to local resources is not selected. Click Next.
  5. The Select user repository page opens. Select the Standalone LDAP registry radio button, and click Next.
  6. The Configure user repository page opens:
    1. In the Primary administrative user name field, enter a user ID that will administer the LDAP configuration.
    2. Select IBM® SecureWay™ Directory Server in the Type of LDAP server field.
    3. Type the host name or IP address of the IBM i in the Host field.
    4. The Port field should remain at the default setting, 389.
    5. In the Base distinguished name (DN) field, enter the domain name of the system in pair=value separated format. For example, if the domain name for your IBM i is torasbcc.torolab.ibm.com, then you would enter this text in the Base distinguished name (DN) field:
      dc=torasbcc,dc=torolab,dc=ibm,dc=com
    6. Leave the Bind distinguished name (DN) and Bind password fields blank, and click Next.
  7. The Summary page opens. Click Finish.
  8. Save the changes and close the WAS Administrative Console.
  9. Restart the server.

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