Securing your help server
You can make your help server accessible only to users who are logged on
to the help server or you can enable remote access to the help server. When you enable remote
access, you can create passwords for users to secure your help server.
About this task
- Local access only: Only users who are logged on to the help server can access the help administration pages.
- Role-based security: Users can access the help administration pages remotely.
Note: If
your web browser does not display all the options that are described in this procedure, try another
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Creating users for the help server
Before you begin
To
change the help server settings to remote by editing the config.ini file:
- Stop the application server.
- Open the <application_server_installation>/<web_application_directory>/help/WEB-INF/configuration/config.ini file.
- Add the following lines to the
config.ini:
help.type.default=remote help.war.security=remote
- Clear the cache on the web server.
- Restart the application server.
Procedure
Setting security type preferences
You can set Eclipse and help system security
type preferences in your Eclipse workspace
Before you begin
About this task
Preference | Description |
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com.ibm.ut.help.common.sslcontexts | Help server security preference Example values:
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org.eclipse.help.base.sslcontexts | Eclipse security preference Example values:
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Procedure
To set the security preferences in the user workspace: