Enabling sso between websphere portal and Ibm connections server

This section describes the steps that are required to enable single-sign-on (SSO) between IBM Connections and WebSphere Portal when they are on different WebSphere Application Server cells. Applications that are deployed on servers within the same WebSphere Application Server cell are enabled for SSO by default. To allow SSO between IBM Connections and WebSphere Portal, complete the following steps: 1. On the server where IBM Connections is installed, enable SSO: a. Log in to the WebSphere Application Server Integrated Solutions Console as an administrator, expand Security -> Global security. b. Expand Web and SIP security and then click Single sign-on (SSO). c. Enter the domain name. Note: Ensure that the domain name you enter is valid: On the node where WebSphere Portal is installed, log in to the WebSphere Application Server Integrated Solutions Console as an administrator, clickSecurity -> Global security -> Web and SIP security -> Single sign-on (SSO) and verify that the domain name is present. If not, repeat this step for WebSphere Portal as well. 2. On IBM Connections deployment manager node, complete the following steps: a. Log in to the WebSphere Application Server Integrated Solutions Console as an administrator. b. Click Security -> Global security -> LTPA, and then in the Cross-cell single sign-on section, provide values for the following fields: Password – Type a secure password that you will remember. You must provide this password later, when you export the key file Note: Confirm the password. Fully qualified key file name – Specify a valid path and a name for the file that stores the exported keys c. Click Export keys. 3. On the node where WebSphere Portal is installed, complete the following steps: a. Log in to the WebSphere Application Server Integrated Solutions Console as an administrator and click Security -> Global security -> LTPA. b. In the General properties section, provide values for the following fields: Password – Type the password that you used for the IBM Connections key file that you exported. Note: Confirm the password. Fully qualified key file name – Specify the name of the IBM Connections key file that you exported. c. Click Import keys. 4. Restart all the nodes. To verify that SSO is configured properly, login to WebSphere Portal with any user which is also a connections user, say user A, and user should be able to login successfully. Once logged in, open the Connections server URL, such as https://connections:9444/blogs, in the same browser window, same user A should be logged in automatically to connections.