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Login Config --> Configuration

Tasks Additional Documentation Attributes

Overview

Use this tab to include the login-config element to configure how the user is authenticated, the realm name that should be used for this application, and the attributes that are needed by the form login mechanism. If the login-config element is present, the user must be authenticated in order to access any resource that is constrained by a <security-constraint> defined in the Web Application.

Tasks

Using the Web Application Deployment Descriptor Editor

Configuring Error Pages

Additional Documentation

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web.xml Deployment Descriptor Elements

Attributes

Attribute Label | Description | Value Constraints
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Auth Method | Specifies the method used to authenticate the user. Attribute: AuthMethod | Default: "BASIC" Valid values: "BASIC" "FORM" "CLIENT-CERT" Configurable: yes Readable: yes Writable: yes
Realm Name | The name of the realm that is referenced to authenticate the user credentials. If omitted, the realm defined with the Auth Realm Name field on the Web Application--> Configuration tab of the Administration Console is used by default. Attribute: RealmName | Configurable: yes Readable: yes Writable: yes
Login Page | Use this element if you configure the <auth-method>to FORM. Attribute: LoginPage | Configurable: yes Readable: yes Writable: yes
Error Page | Attribute: ErrorPage | Configurable: yes Readable: yes Writable: yes