Configuring the HCL Compass Web client for container authentication
Configure the HCL Compass Web client for container authentication.
About this task
The following variables are used in path names:
- WAShome
- Directory where WebSphere® Application Server is installed
- cqwebProfile
- Name of the HCL Compass Web profile
Procedure
- Edit the HCL Compass Web
server container authentication properties file, sso.properties,
which is in the following directory:
- WAShome\profiles\cqwebProfile\installedApps\dfltCell\TeamEAR.ear\cqweb.war\WEB-INF\classes\sso.properties
Note: If HCL Compass is installed on the Solaris operating system, the default WebSphere® Application Server cell directory is<srv>Node01Cell
. Use this value in place ofdfltCell
, which is the default directory on Windows™, UNIX™, and Linux™ systems. - Change the
SSO_CLIENT_ENABLE
setting to true:SSO_CLIENT_ENABLE=true
- Copy the encrypted password that you created in the previous
topic, Configuring CM Server
for container authentication, and paste it as the value for
SSO_CLIENT_PASSWORD
:SSO_CLIENT_PASSWORD=password_generated_by_running_cqrpc
For example:SSO_CLIENT_PASSWORD=FIPS955f13dbb44386be99d855ae73081e26cd4c03017793936fc746bfc12b03caaa5a1057d415b9ef51f501e8938c9456da1ca4bd1888921e64c29d2cb6ea619f1fb3d07b8b2b6de4030fe0f00a11f39d7c2a4b0766355f81dabb1eba7ba285e8fa50951b9df5a887b2c2e1fdfb5bc2d27ab20ba8cc6c2e8e0964559f72635788783896ca178d2b314934fe316efa34a2025ab84fc3c1b8bdb3ce0cabbddccab224258024bb5defda026c85e5d5e743eff4
- Change the
SSO_LOGIN_MODE
setting toREQUEST
:SSO_LOGIN_MODE=REQUEST
This setting enables the HCL Compass Web client to find the user name authenticated by WebSphere® Application Server.
- Save the modified sso.properties file:
- Restart the WebSphere® Application Server to activate the changes to the sso.properties file.