Option to not require password for basic authentication

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 5.1 EE SP2 (5.1.5), 5.2 EE (5.2.4)
• Fix Version/s: 5.1 EE SP3 (5.1.6), 5.2 EE SP1 (5.2.5)
• Component/s: Application Security
• Labels:
  • 5.2_release_notes
• Environment: All

This improvement adds an option so that a password is not needed when using basic authentication. To no longer require a password, set the following in portal(-ext).property:

basic.auth.password.required=false

WARNING: Do not set this property to false unless additional security measures are in place to ensure users have been properly authenticated.