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Virtual User Authentication: Common

Configuration Options     Related Tasks     Related Topics

This page displays basic information about this WebLogic Authentication provider. You use the Virtual User Authentication provider to authenticate users who are not defined in the identity store that is configured in the security realm.

Authentication is the process whereby the identity of users or system processes are proved or verified. Authentication also involves remembering, transporting, and making identity information available to various components of a system when that information is needed.

By default, the WebLogic Authentication provider is configured in the default security realm (myrealm). The WebLogic Authentication provider allows you to edit, list, and manage users, groups, and group membership. User and group information is stored in the embedded LDAP server.

The Control Flag attribute is the Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) control flag that determines how the LoginModule for the WebLogic Authentication provider is used in the login sequence.

You can use a custom Authentication provider instead of the WebLogic Authentication provider. For a custom Authentication provider to be available in the WebLogic Server Administration Console, the MBean JAR file for the provider must be in the WL_HOME\lib\mbeantypes directory.

Configuration Options

Name	Description
Name	The name of this WebLogic Authentication provider. MBean Attribute: VirtualUserAuthenticatorMBean.Name Changes take effect after you redeploy the module or restart the server.
Description	A short description of the Virtual User Authentication provider. MBean Attribute: VirtualUserAuthenticatorMBean.Description Changes take effect after you redeploy the module or restart the server.
Version	The version number of the Virtual User Authentication provider. MBean Attribute: VirtualUserAuthenticatorMBean.Version Changes take effect after you redeploy the module or restart the server.
Control Flag	The control flag determining how the login sequence uses the Virtual User Authentication provider. MBean Attribute: VirtualUserAuthenticatorMBean.ControlFlag Changes take effect after you redeploy the module or restart the server.

Related Tasks

• Authenticate users not defined in the identity store
• Configure the Virtual User Authentication provider
• Configure Authentication and Identity Assertion providers
• Configure the Password Validation provider
• Set the JAAS control flag
• Manage security providers

Related Topics

• Authenticating a User Not Defined in the Identity Store
• Configuring the Virtual User Authentication Provider
• Setting the JAAS Control Flag Option
• Understanding Security for Oracle WebLogic Server
• Administering Security for Oracle WebLogic Server
• Developing Security Providers for Oracle WebLogic Server