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5.4.1 Testing the scenarios
You can test your SSO environment using the following Web applications:
WebSphere Portal with Form-based authentication
– To test first time authentication, access the portal application using the following URL:
http://host.domain:http_port/wps/portal/
– To test SSO in an already authenticated session, access the portal application using
the following URL:
http://host.domain:http_port/wps/myportal/
WebSphere Administrative console with Form-based authentication
To access this application, enter the URL:
http://host.domain:wasadmin_port/admin
Snoop using Basic authentication
To access this application, enter the URL:
http://host.domain:http_port/snoop
To prove that your SSO environment is working properly, perform the following steps:
1. Access one of the previously listed Web applications, for example the portal application at
the user:
http://host.domain:http_port/wps/portal/
2. Enter valid user credentials that will be validated using the LDAP user registry.
3. After the user credentials are validated, the browser should receive a valid LTPA token.
Display the cookies in your browser as explained in 5.2.4, “Verifying the LTPA token during
Portal login” on page 184.
4. Access a second Web application in the SSO domain. This time you should not be
prompted again to enter your user credentials.
5.4.2 Scenario 1: Single HTTP server, application server, and DNS domain
This is a simple scenario where all the nodes in the topology reside in a single iSeries server
(see Figure 5-19).
The characteristics of this scenario are:
The HTTP server, WebSphere Application Server (Portal), and DNS server are deployed
in a single iSeries logical partition (LPAR). All nodes have the same host and domain
names.
All Web applications to be accessed through the portal are deployed in the same
application server where the portal application runs. The portal application is added to the
server in the WebSphere Enterprise Enablement instance created for the portal.
Portal security is configured using the WebSphere Portal configuration wizard.
– The wizard enables WebSphere global security.
– LDAP is configured as a user registry.
– LTPA is configured as an authentication mechanism. The LTPA password is set to a
system-generated value. The LTPA keys are generated.
– The SSO domain is set to blank.