ADF Security set up - step by step tutorial - quick question

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Hi
We have standalone WLS running and we have configured our ADF app security enabled in JDeveloper.
It appears that there are manual steps needed to setup on WLS or EM for users and groups in order for JDev
1- we're still unclear on what steps needed to setup on standalone WLS to get embedded LDAP or OID to match up with the users and application roles defined in JDeveloper.
We, using the ADF Security wizard have added users and application roles.
2- How do we get jazn-data.xml merged or converted to system-jazn-data.xml in standalone WLS ? Is that a manual copy merge ?
3- Is there one tutorial that would show and explain all the pieces needed to get ADF security working beginning from JDev configurations all the way to standalone WLS configuration ?
4- Which do we use to configure users and groups ? WebLogic console or Enterprise Manager ? It appears that there are 2 ways of doing it
We apologise for wrong ideas if you think we are wrong in security configurations.

Answer 1

Hi,
+1- we're still unclear on what steps needed to setup on standalone WLS to get embedded LDAP or OID to match up with the users and application roles defined in JDeveloper.+
We, using the ADF Security wizard have added users and application roles.
Only application roles are deployed to a stand alone WLS server (as it probably runs in production mode). So the enterprise role names (WLS groups) need to exist on WLS. This can be through manual creation using the integrated LDAP or OID, database or whatever your identity management system is. If a group name doesn't match the enterprise role name you chose in JDeveloper, you can use weblogic.xml to map the names. This can also be done using Enterprise Manager (which I think usually is preferred for production systems)
+2- How do we get jazn-data.xml merged or converted to system-jazn-data.xml in standalone WLS ? Is that a manual copy merge ?+
For security reasons, production WLS configurations only allow application roles and permissions to be automatically copied into the system-jazn-data.xml file. Users and user groups are not allowed to be copied as it would have a risk that developer deploy a backdoor into a server which then can be used by unauthorized users. As mentioned in 1), you need to provide user groups and users through your identity management system. If this is LDAP in WLS then you use the WLS console to create these. Also note that if your application uses a Java EE datasource, this needs to be configured on the stand alone server. Same here, credentials cannot be deployed to a stand alone server
+3- Is there one tutorial that would show and explain all the pieces needed to get ADF security working beginning from JDev configurations all the way to standalone WLS configuration ?+
There are 4 recordings about ADF Security here: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/adf/learnmore/adfinsider-093342.html (just search for ADF Application Security and watch the 4 sessions in a row)
+4- Which do we use to configure users and groups ? WebLogic console or Enterprise Manager ? It appears that there are 2 ways of doing it+
If WLS LDAP is your identity store, you use the WLS console. All of ADF Security configuration beyond user and group provisioning is in Enterprise Manager
Frank