OpenEdge Management and OpenEdge Explorer: Configuration

Security
Managing Web Services Adapter instances
The properties in this category, as shown in Table 6–5, control options for authorizing and
authenticating access to WSA functions and Web services.
Table 6–5: Web Services Adapter Security properties
Property Description
Enable WSA administration A check box that indicates whether or not
administration functions are available for the selected
WSA instance.
Installed Default: Selected
WSA administration
authentication
Require WSA administration
authorization
To enable administration roles,
select from the following list
A drop-down list that indicates the criteria used to
authenticate users for access to WSA administrative
functions. The choices include:
• No user authentication — Any user can perform
WSA administration functions.
• Use Admin Server user authentication — The
AdminServer forwards the same user credentials
supplied at connection time to the Web server (or
JSE) where the WSA is running in order to
perform administration functions.
• Prompt user for Web Server username and
password — Only users authorized to manage the
Web server (or JSE) where the WSA is running
can perform WSA administration functions.
A check box that indicates whether or not each user
should be validated against selected Administration
Role definitions when the user attempts to perform an
administrative function on the WSA instance or on any
of its deployed Web services.
For details, see the “Viewing or modifying the Admin or
Operator role” section on page 6–14.
Predefined Roles: PSCAdmin, PSCOper
For details, see the “Viewing or modifying the Admin or
Operator role” section on page 6–14.
Enable Web Services A check box that indicates whether or not users can
access the Web services deployed to the selected WSA
instance.
Installed Default: Cleared
Require Web Services
authorization
Require WSDL retrieval
authorization
A check box that indicates whether or not users must be
authorized to access Web services.
Installed Default: Cleared
A check box that indicates whether or not users must be
authorized to retrieve WSDL files and information.
Installed Default: Cleared
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