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Setting Service Access Policies
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Setting Service Access Policies Service Access Policies define what services or service methods can be invoked remotely. You can apply many of them at once to produce a combined effect. They are...
System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM)
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System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM) Liferay DXP 2024.Q1+ System for Cross-domain Identity Management or SCIM, is an open standard that automates user provisioning. In other words,...
Configuring Content Security Policy Headers
Official Documentation
Configuring Content Security Policy Headers Modern browsers use Content Security Policy HTTP response headers to enhance web pages' security to mitigate certain types of attacks (like Cross-Site...
AntiSamy
Official Documentation
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...
Users and Permissions
Official Documentation
Users and Permissions Liferay comes with a comprehensive framework to manage user access and roles within Liferay. To support complex organizational needs, there are several entities within the...
Account Users
Official Documentation
Account Users For Liferay 7.4 U55+/GA55+ Once you've created an account, you can associate existing users with it manually. Alternatively, you can create and associate users with an account...
Adding Subtypes to Account Addresses
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Adding Subtypes to Account Addresses Liferay DXP 2025.Q2+ In addition to billing and shipping address types, administrators can define and assign custom subtypes for account addresses. This...
Account Addresses
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Account Addresses Available 7.4+ Account addresses are the billing or shipping addresses associated with Business or Person accounts. Adding an Account Address Open the Global Menu (Global...
Account Roles
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Account Roles Available 7.4+ Create different account roles with specific permissions and assign them to account users to manage access to accounts. There are two types of account roles: ...
Account Management Widget
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Account Management Widget Available 7.4+ Use Account Management widget to manage and access account information from any page. This provides access for those without permission to view the Control...
Accounts
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Accounts Available 7.4+ Accounts provide administrators with a way to organize and manage users for various commerce or business needs. Unlike organizations or user groups, accounts help...
Account Groups
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Account Groups Available 7.4+ Use Account Groups to organize related accounts. For example, group accounts by region (Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, etc.). Creating an Account Group Open the...
Channel Defaults
Official Documentation
Channel Defaults Available Liferay 7.4 U49+/GA49+ After creating a business account, set channel defaults to streamline ordering and tailor Commerce behavior for specific accounts. Channel...
Channel Defaults Permissions Reference
Official Documentation
Channel Defaults Permissions Reference Liferay DXP 7.4 U75+/GA75+ Setting channel defaults for an account ensures that addresses, shipping options, terms and conditions, and payment methods are...
Connecting to a User Directory
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Connecting to a User Directory LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) is a common user store for Liferay DXP. You can import user information from an LDAP server into Liferay or export...
Using Workflow with Accounts
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Using Workflow with Accounts Liferay 7.4 U49+/GA49+ Accounts are fully integrated with Liferay's workflow engine, so you can enable an approval process for account creation. To enable a workflow...
Connecting to an LDAP Directory
Official Documentation
Connecting to an LDAP Directory Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) servers are common user stores for Liferay DXP. You can configure LDAP at the system scope in System Settings or at the...
Setting Channel Defaults
Official Documentation
Setting Channel Defaults Liferay 7.4 U49+/GA49+ Users with the necessary account management permissions can set channel defaults for business accounts. Open the Global Menu ( Global Menu ) and...
LDAP Configuration Reference
Official Documentation
LDAP Configuration Reference To access LDAP configuration settings, open the Global Menu (Applications Menu icon) and navigate to Control Panel → Configuration → Instance Settings → Security →...
Contacts
Official Documentation
Contacts Liferay DXP 2024.Q2+/Portal GA120+ Using the new Contact tab on an account, you can add contact details related to the account: Addresses Phone Numbers Email Addresses Websites ...
Managing User Data (GDPR)
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Managing User Data (GDPR) Liferay's User Associated Data (UAD) framework assists you in meeting two of the General Data Protection Regulation's (GDPR) technically challenging requirements: The...
Configuring the Anonymous User
Official Documentation
Configuring the Anonymous User Internet users are increasingly and justifiably concerned about how their personal data is processed by the systems they use. Liferay is aware of the need for...
Exporting User Data
Official Documentation
Exporting User Data One of the General Data Protection Regulation's (GDPR) tenets is that Users have a right to data portability. Data portability means that users have the right to receive their...
Adding Users to Organizations
Official Documentation
Adding Users to Organizations With Liferay organizations, you can manage users and permissions to model your real-life organizational hierarchy, which can then be quickly implemented in...
Liferay's Default Cookies Reference
Liferay's Default Cookies Reference Strictly Necessary Cookies Cookie NamePurposeDuration COOKIE_SUPPORTStores the user's preference (true/false) to store cookies in the browser.365 Days...
Enabling GDPR Compliance for Cookies
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Enabling GDPR Compliance for Cookies You can ensure GDPR compliance for your cookies using Liferay's configuration interface. Open the Global Menu (Global Menu), and navigate to Control Panel →...
Sanitizing User Data
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Sanitizing User Data One of the technically challenging requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the right to be forgotten. The purpose here is not to go into the details of...
Organization Roles
Official Documentation
Organization Roles Liferay Organizations provide a convenient way to implement distributed User management. With them, you can use Organization-scoped Roles to assign standard permissions to all...
Managing Third-Party Cookies
Official Documentation
Managing Third-Party Cookies Liferay DXP 2024.Q1+/Portal GA112+ Third-party cookies are generated by domains different from the one a user is currently visiting. These cookies are often used by...
Creating and Managing Organizations
Official Documentation
Creating and Managing Organizations If you're not sure what Organizations are or whether you need them, start here. Adding Organizations Click Users and Organizations from Control Panel → Users....
Organization Sites
Official Documentation
Organization Sites Liferay Organizations enable distributed User management, providing a convenient way to organize and manage instance users and roles to reflect your organizational hierarchy....
Organizations
Official Documentation
Organizations Organizations in Liferay can enable distributed user and site management that reflects real world organizational hierarchies. Organizations can nest to an unlimited number of...
Adding a New Organization Type
Official Documentation
Adding a New Organization Type By default, Liferay DXP only includes the Organization type. You can configure the existing type or add additional types in System Settings → Users → Organization...
Assigning Roles to User Segments
Official Documentation
Assigning Roles to User Segments Liferay DXP 7.2 SP2+, Liferay CE 7.3.1 GA2+ User segments are dynamically assigned user collections. If a segment can be well-defined with the available criteria,...
Roles and Permissions
Official Documentation
Roles and Permissions To get things done in Liferay DXP, users must have the proper permissions. Roles join users with permissions. Most administrative work for roles and permissions is done in...
Assigning Users to Roles
Official Documentation
Assigning Users to Roles The location of a role's assignment UI corresponds with the Role's scope. Regular Roles Globally scoped regular roles are available for configuration in the DXP Control...
Default Roles Reference
Official Documentation
Default Roles Reference All roles available in a Liferay DXP installation can be viewed in the Roles administrative application, organized by scope. Navigate there using Control Panel → Users →...
Defining Role Permissions
Official Documentation
Defining Role Permissions Roles collect permissions, so when users are given a role, they inherit all its permissions. If you create a role with permission to access something in the Control...
Creating and Managing User Groups
Official Documentation
Creating and Managing User Groups A user group is a list of users created for a specific purpose. User groups can be created across the hierarchical boundaries of organizations. For example, an...
Users
Official Documentation
Users Every person who accesses a Liferay site is considered a user. Unauthenticated users are considered Guest users. Liferay ships out-of-the-box with a default admin user who has complete...
Creating and Managing Roles
Official Documentation
Creating and Managing Roles Once you understand roles and permissions, you can create the roles and empower your users to work within your Liferay DXP solution. Create and manage roles in Control...
Service Accounts
Official Documentation
Service Accounts A service account is a common abstraction in systems used to make authenticated API requests on behalf of the system. Every virtual instance in Liferay comes with one service...
User Group Sites
Official Documentation
User Group Sites With user group sites, you can create pages that are added automatically to each member’s personal site. These pages are organized into two page sets, My Profile (public) and My...
Understanding Roles and Permissions
Official Documentation
Understanding Roles and Permissions To give users the necessary permissions to perform their intended function within Liferay DXP, you must first associate the set of permissions with a role. ...
User Groups
Official Documentation
User Groups Creating and Managing User Groups Managing Site Membership and Permissions with User Groups User Group Sites
Adding and Managing Users
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Adding and Managing Users Core user management activities include adding, editing, and deleting users. These activities are typically restricted to Administrative users. Adding Users Open the...
Updating User Profile Pictures
Official Documentation
Updating User Profile Pictures Users have profile pictures. Administrative Users can upload images in the Edit User form, and Users can update their own account information, including profile...
Configuring a Password Policy
Official Documentation
Configuring a Password Policy Password policies enhance the security of your installation. You can use the default policy that ships with Liferay (modified or as is), or you can create your own...
Standard Permissions
Official Documentation
Standard Permissions Liferay defines several standard permissions across various applications and resources, such as view, edit, update, and more. Managing permissions Permissions are best managed...
Managing Site Membership and Permissions with User Groups
Official Documentation
Managing Site Membership and Permissions with User Groups You can use user groups to manage site membership, roles, and permissions. Managing Site Membership with User Groups One of the primary...
Updating User Profile Pictures for Liferay 7.3 and Earlier Versions
Official Documentation
Updating User Profile Pictures for Liferay 7.3 and Earlier Versions Users have profile pictures. Administrative Users can upload images in the Edit User form, and Users can update their own account...
Self-Hosted Installation and Upgrades
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Self-Hosted Installation and Upgrades
Installing Earlier Liferay Versions on Tomcat
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Installing Earlier Liferay Versions on Tomcat Liferay DXP 2025.Q2/Portal 2025.Q1 or below Using a Liferay-Tomcat bundle or Docker image is the fastest way to get started using Liferay DXP. This...
Installing Earlier Liferay Versions on WebLogic
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Installing Earlier Liferay Versions on WebLogic Liferay DXP 2025.Q2/Portal 2025.Q1 or below If you are using WebLogic as your application server, it is highly recommended to install DXP to a...
Installing Liferay on an Application Server
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Installing Liferay on an Application Server You can install Liferay DXP or Liferay Portal on any supported application server. This is typically the most practical installation type to use in...
Installing Earlier Liferay Versions on Application Servers
Official Documentation
Installing Earlier Liferay Versions on Application Servers As new Liferay versions are released, their dependencies and installation steps change. Liferay made a big change for DXP with the 2025.Q3...
Installing on Tomcat
Official Documentation
Installing on Tomcat Liferay DXP 2025.Q3+/Portal 2026.Q1+ For pre-Jakarta Liferay versions, see Installing Earlier Versions on Tomcat. Using a Liferay-Tomcat bundle or Docker image is the...
Installing Earlier Liferay Versions on Wildfly
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Installing Earlier Liferay Versions on Wildfly Liferay DXP 2025.Q2/Portal 2025.1 or below Installing on WildFly requires installing the DXP WAR, installing dependencies, configuring WildFly, and...
Installing Earlier Liferay Versions on WebSphere
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Installing Earlier Liferay Versions on WebSphere Liferay DXP 2024.Q1/Portal GA112 or below Compatibility with IBM WebSphere application server has been removed in 2024.Q2 and later releases. ...
Configuring a Database
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Configuring a Database By default for demonstration purposes, Liferay DXP/Portal is configured to use an embedded HSQL database. Beyond demonstration purposes, we recommend using a full-featured,...