The ProvidersManager - GUI Version

The ProvidersManager - GUI Version ^Locate

Overview ^Locate

The Providers Manager GUI Tool, shown in Figure 20, has three sections:

The System tab contains system properties. Use it to add and remove properties or edit property values.
The PStore Initialization tab is for specifying initialization properties for the Protected Store.
The Security Providers tab is for adding and removing security providers and setting individual providers as accepting or initiating.

Figure 20. Providers Manager Tool

Running Providers Manager GUI Tool ^Locate

This tool is located in the bin subdirectory of the WSO2 SOA Enablement Server distribution. To start the GUI version of ProvidersManager, enter ProvidersManager.bat --gui on the command line of Windows systems and ./ProvidersManager --gui on UNIX-based systems.

Opening Configuration File / Admin Service ^Locate

The Providers Manager GUI Tool can be run either in local or remote mode.

If WSO2 SOA Enablement Server is running on the local machine, you can edit the configuration file by selecting Open File and choosing either the /wasp/conf/clientconf.xml or the /wasp/conf/serverconf.xml file.

A second possibility is to log in remotely to the WSO2 SOA Enablement Server running admin service. To do this, choose Open Admin Service, from the File menu. This returns the Open Admin Service dialog.

Figure 21. Open Admin Service Dialog

If you leave the Username field blank, the application will attempt to skip authentication to server. However this will only succeed if the WSO2 SOA Enablement Server has been installed without security. Otherwise you have to specify username, password and security provider.

	Note
	For a new WSO2 SOA Enablement Server installation, the default username is admin and the password is changeit.

Adding/Removing Properties ^Locate

Each property has a unique name. New properties can be added to the list or existing properties can be removed from the list using the Property menu or context pop-up.

Figure 22. Property Menu / Property Context

Figure 23. Add Property Dialog

Double-click the value field to change the property value. Selecting the desired value and pressing the F2 key does the same.

Figure 24. Property Value Cell Editor

Setting Up PStore Initialization Properties ^Locate

Specify PStore initialization parameters (LDAP userstore, AD userstore, etc.) in the PStore Initialization tab. Information about the PStore and its parameters is found in Security Configuration, primarily in the Property Setup Procedure section.

Figure 25. PStore Initialization Tab Showing Active Directory Setup

Adding/Removing Security Providers ^Locate

Figure 26. Provider Menu / Provider Context

Each Security Provider has a name (unique in the list) and fully qualified security provider class. New Security Providers can be added to the list or existing Security Providers can be removed from the list using the Provider menu or context pop-up.

Figure 27. Add Security Provider dialog

Security providers can be set as accepting requests or initiating conversation. Only one security provider can be set as initiating.

Figure 28. Security Provider Panel

	Note
	In the Security Providers list, Initiating is marked by the letter "I" and Accepting by the letter "A".

Service Endpoints ^Locate

The Endpoints tab facilitates per-endpoint security requirement customization.

Figure 29. Per Endpoint Security Providers

In the Security Provider Properties section, set initiating and activating providers individually.

Figure 30. Per Endpoint Identity

Identity Association properties assign a custom identity to a service endpoint.

Figure 31. Per Endpoint Authorization

Also, authorization requirements can be controlled on a per-endpoint basis.