Security roles for the application server

When you enable application server security, you can use roles to manage security.

The following table describes the security roles that you can use for IBM® WebSphere® Application Server and WebLogic Server.
Table 1. Security roles for WebSphere Application Server and WebLogic Server
Application server Security role Description
WebSphere Application Server Supports scope roles only.
  • Map the scoped roles to individual non-nested groups.
  • Might not authenticate users in nested groups on certain LDAP servers. Please refer to WebSphere Application Server documentation for details.
WebLogic Server Supports both global and scoped roles. By default, uses scoped roles. Use the administration console to change to global roles.
  • Global - applies to all resources within a security realm (the entire server domain).
  • Scoped - applies to a specific instance of a resource that is deployed in a security realm.

For more information about securing resources for WebLogic Server, go to the WebLogic Server Web site and search for securing resources. For more information about types of resources for WebLogic Server, go to the WebLogic Server site and search for types of resources.

For more information about WebSphere Application Server, go to the IBM Knowledge Center for WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment, and search for security roles.



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