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Overview

Use this tab to configure a Credential Mapping provider for a security realm. Credential mapping is the process whereby a legacy system's authentication and authorization mechanisms are used to obtain an appropriate set of credentials to authenticate users to a target resource. In the WebLogic Server security architecture, a Credential Mapping provider is used to provide credential mapping services and bring new types of credentials into the WebLogic Server environment.

By default, the WebLogic Credential Mapping provider is configured. You can use a Custom Credential Mapping provider instead of the WebLogic Credential Mapping provider. For a Custom Credential Mapping provider to be available in the WebLogic Server Administration Console, the MBean JAR file for the provider must be in the WL_HOME\lib\mbeantypes directory.

During application deployment, WebLogic Server reads credential mappings from the weblogic-ra.xml file. This information is used to populate the WebLogic Credential Mapping provider. Any changes made to the credential mappings through the WebLogic Server Administration Console are not persisted to the weblogic-ra.xml file. Before you deploy the application again (which will happen if you redeploy it through the WebLogic Server Administration Console, modify it on disk, or restart WebLogic Server), you need enable the Ignore Security Data in Deployment Descriptors attribute on the General tab for a security realm.

Tasks

Configuring a Credential Mapping Provider

Additional Documentation

(Requires an Internet connection.)

Introduction to WebLogic Security

Managing WebLogic Security

Programmimg WebLogic Security

Developing Security Providers for WebLogic Server

Securing a WebLogic Server Deployment

Upgrading Security in WebLogic Server Version 6.x to WebLogic Server Version 7.0

Security FAQ

The Security page in the WebLogic Server documentation

Attributes

Attribute Label | Description | Value Constraints
--- | --- | ---
Name | The name of this configuration. WebLogic Server uses an MBean to implement and persist the configuration. Attribute: Name | Configurable: yes Readable: yes Writable: yes
Description | A short description of the WebLogic Credential Mapping provider. Attribute: Description | Default: "Provider that performs Default Credential Mapping" Readable: yes
Version | The version of the WebLogic Credential Mapping provider. Attribute: Version | Default: "1.0" Readable: yes
Credential Mapping Deployment Enabled | Indicates whether this Credential Mapper provider stores credential maps created while deployin a resource adapter. Attribute: CredentialMappingDeploymentEnabled | Default: true Readable: yes