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Liferay Performance Use Cases with Glowroot
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Liferay Performance Use Cases with Glowroot Liferay DXP 2023.Q4+/Portal GA100+ Use Glowroot to diagnose and inform you on making performance improvements to your Liferay installation. Here are a...
Invoking Liferay Services From Scripts
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Invoking Liferay Services From Scripts Many scripting scenarios require invoking Liferay services. Liferay *ServiceUtil classes are the fastest and most convenient way to invoke Liferay services in...
Configuring External Services
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Configuring External Services Liferay provides integration with external services for converting files and generating file previews. Three of these services can be enabled in the Server...
Managing System Resources
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Managing System Resources The Server Administration panel's Resources tab contains several features, all related to low-level monitoring and management of the system's resources: FunctionPurpose...
Securing Liferay
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Securing Liferay Liferay is built with security in mind. This includes mitigation of common security vulnerabilities and exploits like those described by the OWASP Top 10 and the CWE/SANS Top 25. ...
Configuring Logging
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Configuring Logging In the Server Administration panel's Log Levels tab, you can set logging levels for classes and packages in Liferay DXP's class hierarchy and add custom objects to be similarly...
Configuring Sign-In
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Configuring Sign-In By default, Liferay DXP uses the Sign In widget to authenticate users. The Sign In widget appears on the default home page at http[s]://[server-name:port]/web/guest/home. If...
Configuring Single Sign-On
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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...
Configuring Authentication Types
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Configuring Authentication Types Users can be configured to log in using one of three authentication types: Authentication TypeDescriptionUsed by Default? Screen NameDetermined by administrator or...
Authenticating with SAML
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Authenticating with SAML The SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language) adapter provides Single Sign On (SSO) and Single Log Off (SLO) in your deployment. SAML works by using Identity Providers...
Authenticating with CAS (Central Authentication Service)
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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 instead. CAS is a widely used open source...
SAML Admin
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SAML Admin The SAML Admin panel is the best place to configure your SAML instance. Use it instead of Instance Settings to streamline your SAML administration experience. Starting from Liferay...
Authenticating with Kerberos
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Authenticating with Kerberos You can use Kerberos to authenticate Microsoft Windows™ accounts with Liferay DXP. This is done by using a combination of Liferay DXP's LDAP support and a web server...
Importing User Groups' Memberships from an External IdP through SAML
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Importing User Groups' Memberships from an External IdP through SAML This feature was released behind a dev feature flag. It was made Generally Available (GA) in Liferay DXP 2024.Q2/Portal GA120....
Configuring SAML at the Instance Level
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Configuring SAML at the Instance Level Each portal instance can be a SAML provider, either an Identity Provider (IdP) or a Service Provider (SP). Whichever role your DXP instance fills, you can...
Configuring Liferay Authentication With Auth0 Using OpenId Connect
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Configuring Liferay Authentication With Auth0 Using OpenId Connect This tutorial guides you through integrating Auth0, your Identity Provider (IdP), with your Liferay environment using OpenID...
Securing Sign-In
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Securing Sign-In The Sign-In widget calls the various mechanisms (the portal database, an LDAP server, a SAML identity provider, or any of the ways users can authenticate) that authenticate users....
Configuring SAML at the System Level
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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...
SAML Authentication Process Overview
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SAML Authentication Process Overview Both the IdP and the SP can initiate the Single Sign On process, and the SSO flow is different depending on each one. Regardless of how it's initiated, SSO is...
Using OpenAM
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Using OpenAM Deprecated in Liferay DXP 2024.Q4/Portal GA129 OpenAM 13 is deprecated as of Liferay DXP 2024.Q4/Portal GA129. OpenAM 12 and below were deprecated as of Liferay DXP 7.2. Versions of...
Configuring Liferay Authentication With Okta Using OpenId Connect
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Configuring Liferay Authentication With Okta Using OpenId Connect This tutorial guides you through the basic steps needed to integrate Okta, your Identity Provider (IdP), with your environment...
Configuring Liferay Authentication With PingOne Using SAML
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Configuring Liferay Authentication With PingOne Using SAML This tutorial guides you through the basic steps needed to integrate PingOne, your Identity Provider (IdP), with your Liferay environment...
Token-based Single Sign On Authentication
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Token-based Single Sign On Authentication Token-based SSO authentication was introduced in Liferay Portal 7.0 to standardize support for Shibboleth, SiteMinder, Oracle OAM, and any SSO product that...
Using Multi-Factor Authentication
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Using Multi-Factor Authentication To enhance your installation's security, you should disable less secure, one-factor forms of authentication, such as Basic Auth, Digest Auth, and WebDAV. You can...
Multi-Factor Authentication
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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...
Iframe Sanitizer
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Iframe Sanitizer Liferay DXP 2025.Q4+ Liferay DXP includes an iframe sanitizer that controls how iframes are handled across each instance. Iframes can introduce security risks if they load...
Securing Web Services
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Securing Web Services Liferay DXP provides four security layers for web services: IP permission layer: The IP address from which a web service invocation request originates must be white-listed in...
Configuring Content Security Policy Headers
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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...
Setting Up CORS
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Setting Up CORS CORS stands for Cross-Origin Resource Sharing. An Origin is a web server at a different domain, and a Resource is some asset stored on the server, like an image, PDF, or HTML file....
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...
Using Authentication Verifiers
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Using Authentication Verifiers Authentication Verifiers authenticate remote invocations of Liferay Portal's API in a centralized and extensible way. They have two main responsibilities: Verify...
Multi-Factor Authentication Checkers
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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...
Fast IDentity Online 2
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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...
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,...
AntiSamy
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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...
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 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...
Users and Permissions
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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...
Setting Channel Defaults
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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...
Channel Defaults Permissions Reference
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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...
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 Users
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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...
Contacts
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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 ...
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...
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...
Configuring User Import and Export
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Configuring User Import and Export The import/export settings configure mappings between LDAP and Liferay to match users between the two systems. Finding Users in Your LDAP Directory...
Channel Defaults
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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...
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...
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...
LDAP Configuration Reference
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LDAP Configuration Reference To access LDAP configuration settings, open the Global Menu (Applications Menu icon) and navigate to Control Panel → Configuration → Instance Settings → Security →...
Connecting to an LDAP Directory
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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...
Configuring the Anonymous User
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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...
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...
Adding Users to Organizations
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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...
Default Roles Reference
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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 →...
Exporting User Data
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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...
Managing Third-Party Cookies
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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
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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 Roles
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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...