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Configuring Cluster Link

Configuring Cluster Link Enabling Cluster Link activates distributed caching. The cache is distributed across multiple Liferay DXP nodes running concurrently. Cluster Link uses Ehcache replication....

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM

Database Configuration for Cluster Nodes

Database Configuration for Cluster Nodes At minimum, nodes in a DXP cluster must be configured to share the same database (or database cluster) in order to function. Optimizations discussed here...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM

Example: Creating a Simple DXP Cluster

Example: Creating a Simple DXP Cluster A fast, easy way to learn DXP clustering is to set up a two node DXP cluster environment on one machine using Docker containers. This example creates two DXP...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM

Using Liferay's Delta Manager for Improved Session Replication Performance

Using Liferay's Delta Manager for Improved Session Replication Performance Liferay DXP 2024.Q3+/Portal GA92+ To ensure user session data is synchronized across all instances in the cluster,...

Published Date: Jan 18, 2025 2:47 AM

Configuring Mail

Configuring Mail Liferay DXP/Portal can be configured to use a mail server to send email notifications for a variety of purposes: User registration and password management, Site membership...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM

Alternative Email Configuration Methods

Alternative Email Configuration Methods There are several methods of configuring Liferay DXP to connect to a mail server. The simplest way to get started is to configure mail using through the...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM

Configuring Default Email Senders

Configuring Default Email Senders By default, emails sent by Liferay DXP use the name and email address as the default admin user. This behavior can be configured for each of the different email...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM

Authenticating with CAS (Central Authentication Service)

Authenticating with CAS (Central Authentication Service) CAS was deprecated as of Liferay DXP 7.2 and removed as of Liferay DXP 7.4. Please use [SAML](./authenticating-with-saml.md) instead. CAS...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM

Configuring Single Sign-On

Configuring Single Sign-On Liferay Portal/DXP supports many ways of authenticating, from token-based solutions to standards such as OpenID Connect and SAML. With all the available options, you...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM

Configuring SAML at the System Level

Configuring SAML at the System Level Before allowing any portal instances to enable SAML authentication, you should configure it at the system level so those instances have a foundation from which...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM

Using OpenID Connect

Using OpenID Connect OpenID Connect is a lightweight authentication layer that enables users to authenticate using accounts they have on other systems. It's built on top of the OAuth 2.0...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM

Captcha API Basics

Captcha API Basics Liferay provides a headless API to retrieve and submit captchas using the SimpleCAPTCHA engine. Using the /captcha endpoint from the API Explorer, you can add captchas in your...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM

SCIM Group API Basics

SCIM Group API Basics Liferay DXP 2024.Q1+/Portal GA112+ Liferay provides a headless API to perform CRUD operations on SCIM groups to keep their information in sync with your company's...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM

SCIM User API Basics

SCIM User API Basics Liferay DXP 2024.Q1+/Portal GA112+ Liferay provides a headless API to perform CRUD operations on SCIM users to keep their identity information in sync with your company's...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM

Multi-Factor Authentication

Multi-Factor Authentication Liferay DXP 7.3+ Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) provides better security by requiring users to prove their identity in multiple ways, or factors. The basic user...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM

Fast IDentity Online 2

Fast IDentity Online 2 Available: Liferay DXP/Portal 7.4+ The Fast IDentity Online 2 or FIDO2 standard allows for the use of biometrics (i.e., fingerprint readers), mobile devices, or other...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM

Multi-Factor Authentication Checkers

Multi-Factor Authentication Checkers Liferay DXP 7.4 ships with two additional factor checkers for Multi-Factor Authentication. Both of them are disabled by default, because they're only useful in...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM

AntiSamy

AntiSamy Liferay DXP includes an AntiSamy module that protects against user-entered malicious code. If your site allows users to post content in message boards, blogs, or other applications, these...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM

Setting Up Liferay

Setting Up Liferay After installing Liferay, configure it to meet your needs. Here are common setup tasks. Setup Tasks Preconfigure the System Activate Liferay (Subscription Required) ...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM

Clustering for High Availability

Clustering for High Availability Liferay DXP can scale to serve everything from the smallest to the largest web sites. Out-of-the-box, it's configured optimally for a single server environment. If...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM