System and method for controlling a websphere portal without the requirement of having the administrator credential ID and password

A system and method for securely controlling (e.g., "starting" and "stopping") a WebSphere Portal (WP) in a production environment without the requirement of having knowledge of (and using) the administrator credentials (ID and password). The system and method, as implemented in...

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Main Authors DeJana, Ryan G, Portilla, Jesus I
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 02.08.2011
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Summary:A system and method for securely controlling (e.g., "starting" and "stopping") a WebSphere Portal (WP) in a production environment without the requirement of having knowledge of (and using) the administrator credentials (ID and password). The system and method, as implemented in a Java application, receives from requesting users and determines whether the requesting users are authorized to control (start/stop) the portal by comparing each requesting user's ID and PW against a list of authorized user IDs and PWs and, if there is a match, passing on the authorized user ID and PW to the portal for controlling (starting/stopping) the WebSphere Portal. The system and method further conveys portal control request authorized user acceptances or portal control request unauthorized user rejections-depending upon whether the requesting user's ID and PW matches any of the list of authorized user IDs and PWs.