SSM Installation and Configuration Guide

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Configuring the WebSphere SSM

This section describes how to configure and set up the WebSphere SSM. It also contains a simple Policy Query Web Application that shows how to retrieve basic security services, and use them to do authentication and authorization.

 

Prerequisites

WARNING: If the WLS or WLS 8.1 SSM is running on the same machine, the WebSphere SSM must be installed and run in a different BEA_HOME. During installation in the new BEA_HOME, be sure to enter different values for the SCM name.

 

Configuration Steps

  1. After the WebSphere SSM is installed, make sure the following steps have been completed:

    2. Enrollment

    Define a SCM in the ALES Database

    Run asipassword

  2. Create the WebSphere SSM instance by running BEA_HOME\ales30-ssm\websphere-ssm\adm\instancewizard.cmd.

    3. In Windows, this can be done by opening the Start menu and selecting BEA AquaLogic Enterprise Security > Security Service Module > Websphere Security Service Module > Create New Instance.

  3. If you are using a MS SQL, PointBase, or DB2 database, the location of the JDBC driver must be specified by opening INSTANCE_HOME/bin/set-env.bat (or set-env.sh) in an editor and appending the JDBC driver to the CLASSPATH environment variable.

    4. Example: 

    set CLASSPATH=%CLASSPATH%;%INSTALL_HOME%\lib\antlr.jar
    set CLASSPATH=%CLASSPATH%;%INSTALL_HOME%\lib\jaxrpc.jar
    set CLASSPATH=%CLASSPATH%;f:\pbclient51.jar
  4. Set up the JavaAPIExample in the BEA_HOME/ales30-ssm/websphere-ssm/examples directory.
  5. Start the SCM and run the JavaAPIExample using the defaults.
  6. Copy the contents of BEA_HOME\ales30-ssm\websphere-ssm\instance\<InstanceName>\config\websphere-server.xml into BEA_HOME/websphere-ssm/AppServer/profiles/AppSrv01/config/cells/terminatorNode01Cell/nodes/terminatorNode01/servers/server1/server.xml.

    7. Note: Make sure the xml blocks are inserted into the correct section.

  7. Start the WebSphere Server by running the following script:
    8. BEA_HOME/websphere-ssm/AppServer/profiles/AppSrv01/bin/startServer.bat|sh.
  8. Set JAVA_HOME in BEA_HOME\ales30-ssm\websphere-ssm\examples\PolicyQueryWebApp\set-env.bat|sh.
  9. Run BEA_HOME\ales30-ssm\websphere-ssm\examples\PolicyQueryWebApp\set-env.bat|sh.
  10. Run ant all to build the example.
  11. Log in to the WebSphere Server console and deploy the /dist/PolicyQueryApp.war.
  12. Open a new browser window and go to the deployed PolicyQueryApp application. For example:

    13. http://<myhost>:9080/PolicyQueryApp/index.jsp

  13. When you accept all the defaults and click on Submit, you should get the following on the access.jsp page:
    14.         Your Inputs
              user: system 
              privilege: buy 
              resource: store/book 
              attributes: canbuy=yes;attrname=value 
            Evaluation Results
              Allowed. 
            Response Attributes
              No response attribute is returned!

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