Enable and Configure WebSphere Global Security

This topic describes how to:

  • Enable global security using the Active Directory server as the standalone LDAP registry.

  • Verify and change if necessary a global security setting that affects Infor Lawson.

Enable Global Security

  1. Log in to the Integrated Solutions Console.
  2. In the left pane, choose Security > Global Security.
  3. In the User Account Repository panel, select Standalone LDAP registry from the Available realm definitions drop-down.
  4. Choose Set as Current and click Apply.
  5. Click Configure.
  6. Provide the following values
    Primary Administrative user name

    Type the name of your WebSphere administrator user, for example wasadmin

    Automatically generated server identify

    Ignore this field

    Type of LDAP Server

    Microsoft Active Directory Server

    Host

    Fully qualified domain name of the Active Directory domain controller, for example, ADServer.lawson.com

    Port

    The listening port for your Active Directory instance.

    Base distinguished name

    Example

    dc=lawson,dc=com

    Bind distinguished name

    Example

    cn=wasadmin,cn=Users,dc=lawson,dc=com

    Bind password

    The wasadmin user's password.

  7. Click Test Connection to verify your LDAP entries.
  8. Click OK to return to the Global Security screen.
  9. Select the checkbox to Enable Administrative Security.
  10. Select the checkbox to Enable Application Security.
    Note: Ensure that the Use Java 2 security checkboxes are de-selected.
  11. Click Set as current, and ensure that the Available realms definition still says "Standalone LDAP registry".
  12. Click Apply. Save changes to the master configuration.

    You will see warning messages, which can be ignored.