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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 instead. CAS is a widely used open source...

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...

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...

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 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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Using OpenID Connect

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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: ...

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...

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...

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 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 →...

Managing Privacy Settings

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Managing Privacy Settings You can ensure GDPR compliance for your cookies and collect administrator usage data (such as Control Panel and Product Menu interactions) using Liferay's configuration...

Organizations

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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...

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...

Consent Management Platform (CMP) Integration

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Consent Management Platform (CMP) Integration When you need advanced consent management capabilities such as multi-region compliance, dynamic cookie scanning, or external consent logging, you can...

Adding a New Organization Type

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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...

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

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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...

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...

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...

A/B Tests Analytics

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A/B Tests Analytics A/B testing evaluates the effectiveness of content pages by testing a variant design against the control design (i.e., the original). This process involves creating a page...

People

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People Better understanding individual users and users in aggregate is key to offering excellent service. Analytics Cloud provides the tools to better understand both. By building robust Individual...

Individual Profiles

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Individual Profiles Many individuals visit your sites. Learning who they are and their activities and interests helps you improve business with them. Individual profiles help your Sales, Customer...

Creating Segments

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Creating Segments Segments created in Analytics Cloud sync with Liferay DXP. However, segments created in Liferay DXP do not sync with Analytics Cloud. Click Segments in the navigation panel. A...

Optimization

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Optimization

Viewing the Analytics Dashboard

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Viewing the Analytics Dashboard After syncing data, Analytics Cloud automatically begins tracking site visitors and how they interact with your content. The following tools are available for...

Individuals Dashboard

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Individuals Dashboard The Individuals dashboard provides a broad range of analytics data about your visitors and how they interact with your Site. To view the dashboard, Click Individuals in...

Segments Analytics

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Segments Analytics Segments aggregate individuals based on common attributes and behavior. For example, you can create a segment that contains users interested in a given topic, work in a specific...

Reference

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Reference Multi-Factor Authentication Metrics Description Downloading Reports

Alternative Asset Tracking Methods

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Alternative Asset Tracking Methods Liferay Analytics Cloud can detect and analyze built-in Liferay DXP assets like blogs, documents and media, forms, and web content throught their respective...

Assets Analytics

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Assets Analytics Assets are individual pieces of content that exist on site pages in your Liferay Analytics Cloud data sources. Assets are Content residing on a page. Registered, tracked, and...

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