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Configure portal-ext.properties for CA EEM Authentication

Configure the portal-ext.properties file to specify the CA EEM authentication details.

1. Open the portal-ext.properties file from the openspace_install_path, osop folder.

   <companywebid>.eem.authentication.enabled (required)

   Specifies whether you want to use CA EEM authentication. Set this to true.

   Example: abc.com.eem.authentication.enabled=true.

   <companywebid>.eem.backend (required)

   Specifies the host name of the CA EEM server.

   Example: abc.com.eem.backend=EEMserver hostname.

   <companywebid>.eem.application

   Specifies the application within a CA EEM server, which is used for authentication, by default it is <Global> application.

   <companywebid>.eem.query.username (required)

   Specifies the CA EEM Admin user, which is used for querying CA EEM during authentication.

   <companywebid>.eem.query.password (required)

   Specifies the encrypted password for eem.query.username. Encrypt the password using the cryptoUtil tool that is shipped with CA Open Space. For more information on encrypting the password, see Encrypt the Password.

   <companywebid>.eem.users.default.organization

   Specifies the default organization of the user. Enter the name of the organization that you specified during onboarding.

   <companywebid>.eem.application.admin.group

   Specifies the name of CA EEM administrator group.

   <companywebid>.eem.default.user.role=Administrator

   Specifies the role for the administrator user (in Liferay) who is added after authentication.

   <companywebid>.eem.fipsmode.enabled=true

   Specifies whether the FIPS is enabled or disabled in the configured CA EEM server.

   Note: As per CA EEM behavior,

   • When FIPS property is set to true, it can authenticate with both FIPS enabled CA EEM server and FIPS disabled CA EEM server.
   • When FIPS property is set to false, it can authenticate with the only FIPS disabled CA EEM server.

2. Save and close the file.
3. Restart CA Open Space using one of the following steps depending on your operating system:

   Windows

   1. Click Start, Programs, CA Open Space, Stop CA Open Space.
   2. Click Start, Programs, CA Open Space, Start CA Open Space.

   LINUX

   1. Navigate to the install directory, run Stop CA Open Space.
   2. Navigate to the install directory, run Start CA Open Space.

   CA EEM is configured for authenticating CA Open Space users.