How to enable security in WebSphere Portal V5.1.0.x directly with SSL

by Marcel Ribas, Architect, Ascendant Technology, Drew Ingersoll, Architect, Ascendant Technology Jerome Curlier, Portal Practice Manager, Ascendant Technology

This article documents a technique the Ascendant team discovered (during our countless Portal implementations) that works around the block that WebSphere Portal V5.1.0.x imposes, which prevents you from enabling security directly to an SSL-enabled LDAP repository. We were able to configure Portal security with SSL LDAPs without having to enable the non-SSL port of these servers, maintaining the current security policies in place. After reading this article, you’ll be able to benefit from this technique, too.

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