Security Concepts

Let's start with a review of the Domino and WebSphere security models. For our discussion here, we assume you are at least conceptually familiar with the major Internet standard security mechanisms, such as HTTP basic (name and password) authentication, SSL authentication via public key certificates, and user directory protocols such as LDAP and X.500 naming formats. When discussing security configuration, we also assume the reader has some familiarity with both WebSphere and Domino administration functions.

Domino Security

The Domino security model is referred to as a “resource-based” model; that is, the control of access to resources is defined on the resources to be protected. Specifically, the users and the types of actions ...

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