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# Configure custom security providers

To configure a custom security provider:

1. Write a custom security provider. For more information, see Developing Security Providers for WebLogic Server.
2. Put the MBean JAR file for the provider in the `WL_HOME\lib\mbeantypes` directory.
3. Start the WebLogic Server Administration Console.
4. If you have not already done so, in the Change Center of the Administration Console, click Lock & Edit (see Use the Change Center).
5. In the left pane, select Security Realms and click the name of the realm you are configuring (for example, myrealm).
6. From the Providers tab, select the tab for the type of provider you are configuring. For example, select the Authentication tab to configure a custom Authentication provider.
7. Click New.

   The Create a New Provider page appears.

8. In the Name field, enter a name for your custom security provider and select its type from the Type dropdown list.
9. On the Configuration page for the Authentication provider, set the desired attributes on the Common and Provider-Specific tabs.
10. Click Save to save your changes.
11. To activate these changes, in the Change Center, click Activate Changes.
12. Reboot WebLogic Server.