Use this page to enable a Java Authorization Contract for Containers (JACC) provider for authorization decisions.
To view this administrative console page, click Security > Global security. Under Authorization, click Authorization providers.
WebSphere Application Server provides a default authorization engine that performs all of the authorization decisions. In addition, WebSphere Application Server also supports an external authorization provider using the JACC specification to replace the default authorization engine for Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) applications.
JACC is part of the J2EE specification, which enables third-party security providers such as Tivoli Access Manager to plug into WebSphere Application Server and make authorization decisions.
Use this link to configure WebSphere Application Server to use an external JACC provider. For example to configure an external JACC provider, the policy class name and the policy configuration factory class name are required by the JACC specification.
The default settings contained in this link are used by Tivoli Access Manager for authorization decisions. If you intend to use another provider, modify the settings as appropriate.
Configuration tab
This option should be used all the time unless you want an external security provider such as the Tivoli Access Manager to perform the authorization decision for J2EE applications based on the JACC specification.
Default: | Enabled |
Enable this option only when you plan to use an external security provider such as the Tivoli Access Manager for performing authorization decisions for J2EE applications using the JACC specification.
Default: | Disabled |