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Database Configuration
Database Configuration 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,...
Published Date: Jan 18, 2025 2:47 AM
Database Templates
Database Templates Below are templates (example portal properties and Docker environment variables) for configuring various databases as a built-in data source for Liferay DXP. MariaDB Portal...
Published Date: Jan 18, 2025 2:47 AM
Docker Packages
Docker Packages These are the packages Liferay installs in the Ubuntu OS to support a full Liferay DXP environment. This list includes neither the JDK nor the dependencies the packages require. ...
Published Date: May 22, 2025 4:42 PM
JVM Configuration
JVM Configuration As of Liferay DXP 2024.Q3+/Portal GA125+, Liferay DXP/Portal requires a Java JDK 17 or 21 (prior versions support JDKs 8 and 11) with specific JVM option settings. There are also...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:51 PM
Liferay Home
Liferay Home Liferay Home is the folder from which Liferay DXP/Portal launches applications, reads and applies configurations, loads JAR files, generates logs, and more. Liferay Home's location...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:51 PM
Liferay's Cookies
Liferay's Cookies Strictly Necessary Cookies Cookie NamePurposeDuration COOKIE_SUPPORTStores the user's preference (true/false) to store cookies in the browser.365 Days...
Published Date: Sep 25, 2024 3:44 PM
Liferay Software Versions
Liferay Software Versions Starting with Liferay 7.4, Liferay adopted a rolling release model for delivering updates and fixes. This means Liferay 7.4 is a long living release with many releases for...
Published Date: Jan 18, 2025 2:47 AM
Portal Properties
Portal Properties Configuration options are specified using Portal Properties, sets of name/value pairs read from properties files and Docker environment variables on server startup. Default values...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM
System Properties
System Properties Liferay DXP/Portal runs in the application server's JVM. System properties can be passed directly to the JVM as arguments to java in the format -D[name1]=[value1] or can be loaded...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM
Securing Liferay
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. ...
Published Date: Jan 18, 2025 2:47 AM
Configuring Sign-In
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...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM
Securing Sign-In
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....
Published Date: Apr 2, 2025 4:05 PM
Configuring Authentication Types
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...
Published Date: Apr 2, 2025 4:05 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
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
Authenticating with Kerberos
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...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM
Authenticating with SAML
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...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM
Configuring SAML at the Instance Level
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...
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
Importing User Groups' Memberships from an External IdP through SAML
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....
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM
SAML Admin
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...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM
SAML Authentication Process Overview
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...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM
Configuring Liferay Authentication With Auth0 Using OpenId Connect
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...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM
Configuring Liferay Authentication With Okta Using OpenId Connect
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...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM
Token-based Single Sign On Authentication
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...
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
Configuring Liferay Authentication With PingOne Using SAML
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...
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
Using OpenAM
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...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM
Developer Guide
Developer Guide
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
Using Multi-Factor Authentication
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...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM
Securing Web Services
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...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM
Configuring Content Security Policy Headers
Configuring Content Security Policy Headers [Beta Feature](../../../system-administration/configuring-liferay/feature-flags.md#beta-feature-flags) Modern browsers use Content Security Policy HTTP...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM
Setting Service Access Policies
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...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM
Setting Up CORS
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....
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM

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