Configure WebSphere Application Server to use SPNEGO

You configure WebSphere Application Server to use SPNEGO authentication, as part of configuration to use Windows desktop single sign-on with InfoSphere® Information Governance Catalog or IBM® Glossary Anywhere.

About this task

You configure WebSphere® Application Server to recognize the Kerberos keytab file. As part of this configuration, you enter predefined filter criteria for InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog.

Procedure

  1. Follow the instructions from step 1 through step 8a for enabling and configuring SPNEGO web authentication for WebSphere Application Server:
    Note: On the WebSphere Application Server Integrated Console Security > Global Security page, make sure that in the Authentication section, Authentications mechanisms and expiration is set to LPTA. Do not select Kerberos and LPTA or SWAM (Deprecated).
  2. Complete step 8b by entering the Kerberos realm name that you configured in Active Directory.
  3. Use the following filter criteria to complete step 8c in the instructions linked to above:

    request-url^=ibm/iis/igc/services|ibm/iis/igc/secure;request-url!=noSPNEGO

  4. Complete step 8g in the instructions linked to in step 1: Select Trim Kerberos realm from principal name.
  5. Complete the remaining steps in the instructions for enabling and configuring SPNEGO web authentication.