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Activating Liferay DXP
Activating Liferay DXP Subscription Required Liferay DXP is activated using an XML (.xml) activation key. It specifies your DXP subscription terms or trial agreement. When you run Liferay DXP for...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 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: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 PM
System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM)
System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM) Liferay DXP 2024.Q1+ [Beta Feature](../../system-administration/configuring-liferay/feature-flags.md#beta-feature-flags) System for Cross-domain...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 PM
Updating Liferay
Updating Liferay For Liferay DXP 7.3 SP3+ and 7.4 GA1+ Update your Liferay installation with Bundle Releases. The latest features, security releases, as well as library updates are all delivered...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 PM
Installing the Patching Tool
Installing the Patching Tool Subscribers The Patching Tool is easy to install and update. Installation Download the Patching Tool from the Customer Portal. For DXP 7.3+, download the latest...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 PM
Reference
Reference Database Configuration Database Templates JVM Configuration Liferay Home Portal Properties System Properties Liferay Software Versions
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Securing Liferay
Securing Liferay Liferay DXP 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...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 PM
Authentication Basics
Authentication Basics 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`....
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 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: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 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: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 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. You can configure an...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 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: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 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: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 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: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 PM
SAML Settings
SAML Settings Many of the same fields appear in both the Service Provider and the Identity Provider configurations. Here's a reference. Name: Name the SP or IdP. This is just a descriptive name;...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 PM
Importing User Groups' Memberships from an External IdP through SAML
Importing User Groups' Memberships from an External IdP through SAML This feature is currently behind a [dev feature...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 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: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 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: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 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: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 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: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 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: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 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: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 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: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 PM
Using Authentication Verifiers
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...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 PM
Setting Up Liferay
Setting Up Liferay After installing Liferay, configure it to meet your needs. Here are common setup tasks. Setup Tasks Activate Liferay (Subscription Required) Configure Your Instance ...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 PM
Alternative Email Configuration Methods
Alternative Email Configuration Methods There are several methods of configuring Liferay DXP to connect to a mail server. The simplest way to get started is to configure mail using through the...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 PM
Configuring Microsoft Office 365 with OAuth
Configuring Microsoft Office 365 with OAuth Liferay DXP 7.4 U79+/Liferay Portal 7.4 GA79+ Connect your Microsoft email service to Liferay with the use of OAuth 2.0 authorization. Note, Microsoft...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 PM
Example: Creating a Simple DXP Cluster
Example: Creating a Simple DXP Cluster A fast, easy way to learn DXP clustering is to set up a two node DXP cluster environment on one machine using Docker containers. This example creates two DXP...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 PM
Configuring Unicast over TCP
Configuring Unicast over TCP If your network configuration or the geographical distance between cluster nodes prevents you from using UDP Multicast clustering, you can configure TCP Unicast. You...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 PM
Configuring Cluster Link
Configuring Cluster Link Enabling Cluster Link activates distributed caching. The cache is distributed across multiple Liferay DXP nodes running concurrently. Cluster Link uses Ehcache replication....
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 PM
Database Configuration for Cluster Nodes
Database Configuration for Cluster Nodes At minimum, nodes in a DXP cluster must be configured to share the same database (or database cluster) in order to function. Optimizations discussed here...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 PM
Clustering for High Availability
Clustering for High Availability Liferay DXP can scale to serve everything from the smallest to the largest web sites. Out-of-the-box, it's configured optimally for a single server environment. If...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 PM
Tuning Liferay
Tuning Liferay There are several ways to tune Liferay's performance. This involves configuring the Java Virtual Machine and frameworks that support the Liferay application, monitoring performance...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 PM
Configuring Mail
Configuring Mail Liferay DXP/Portal can be configured to use a mail server to send email notifications for a variety of purposes: User registration and password management, Site membership...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 PM
Initial Instance Localization
Initial Instance Localization Liferay DXP supports localization by language, time zone, and more. The English (US) language translation and GMT time zone are the defaults, but DXP has over 40...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 PM
Configuring Default Email Senders
Configuring Default Email Senders By default, emails sent by Liferay DXP use the name and email address as the default admin user. This behavior can be configured for each of the different email...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 PM
Migrating Configurations and Properties
Migrating Configurations and Properties Your current DXP installation's OSGi configurations (7.0+) and properties (such as portal properties and system properties) set up your DXP instance to fit...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 PM
Tuning Your JVM
Tuning Your JVM Java Virtual Machine (JVM) tuning primarily focuses on adjusting Java heap and non-heap settings and configuring garbage collection. Finding settings that perform well for you...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 PM
Using a CDN
Using a CDN A Content Delivery Network (CDN) is a distributed infrastructure for caching static, file-based content. When visitors hit your site, your static content is loaded from the server...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 PM
Upgrading a Sharded Environment
Upgrading a Sharded Environment Since Liferay DXP 7.0, Liferay removed its own physical partitioning implementation (also known as sharding) in favor of the capabilities provided natively by...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 PM
Other Upgrade Scenarios
Other Upgrade Scenarios If you're upgrading a clustered installation, you must follow an upgrade approach that fits your cluster requirements. See Maintaining Clustered Installations to learn the...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 PM
Default Setting Changes in 7.2
Default Setting Changes in 7.2 Most new versions of Liferay include changes to the default settings. If you rely on the defaults from your old version, you should review the changes and decide to...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 PM
Default Setting Changes in 7.3
Default Setting Changes in 7.3 Most new versions of Liferay DXP include changes to the default settings. If you rely on the defaults from your old version, you should review the changes and decide...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 PM
Data Removal
Data Removal Available 7.4+ Use the Data Removal tool to erase unnecessary application data, such as expired journal articles and publication previews. To remove data, Open the Global Menu...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 PM
Upgrading Liferay
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Maintenance Mode and Deprecations in 7.2
Maintenance Mode and Deprecations in 7.2 With each new DXP release, a feature may not warrant continued enhancements or may become obsolete. Stopping enhancements for a feature puts it in...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 PM
Maintenance Mode and Deprecations in 7.3
Maintenance Mode and Deprecations in 7.3 With each new DXP release, a feature may not warrant continued enhancements or may become obsolete. Stopping enhancements for a feature puts it in...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 PM
Monitoring Upgrades with MBeans
Monitoring Upgrades with MBeans Liferay DXP 7.4 U76 / Liferay Portal 7.4 GA76 When upgrade upon startup is enabled, the upgrade process can be monitored with MBeans through a JVM management tool...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 PM
Data Cleanup
Data Cleanup Available 7.3+ When you're done using an obsolete Liferay app or capability, you can remove its data. You can use the Control Panel or a configuration file to do data cleanup. Here's...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 PM
Reference
Reference Data Cleanup Data Removal Database Upgrade Options Database Upgrade Tool Reference Default Setting Changes in 7.4 Default Setting Changes in 7.3 Default Setting Changes in 7.2 ...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 PM
Database Upgrade Tool Reference
Database Upgrade Tool Reference As of Liferay 7.4 U82/GA82 and above, the `db_upgrade.sh` file has been renamed to `db_upgrade_client.sh`. Here's an overview of Liferay's upgrade tool. Start the...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 PM
Default Setting Changes in 7.4
Default Setting Changes in 7.4 Most new versions of Liferay DXP include changes to the default settings. If you rely on the defaults from your old version, you should review the changes and decide...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 PM
Database Upgrade Options
Database Upgrade Options When a release, update, or fix pack has database schema changes, it's helpful to know the options for applying the changes. Here you'll find the database upgrade options...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 PM
File Store Updates
File Store Updates File store options and configuration values changed in Liferay DXP 7.0. If you're on 7.0 or earlier and are affected by these changes, you must update your file store before...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 PM
Renamed Language Keys
Renamed Language Keys In Liferay DXP/Portal 7.4, module language keys were centralized to a module called portal-language-lang. Source location: ...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 PM
Upgrade Basics
Upgrade Basics Liferay's tools and instructions facilitate upgrading DXP and Portal environments safely and quickly. Non-clustered environments that have small data sets, for example can be...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 PM
Maintenance Mode and Deprecations in 7.4
Maintenance Mode and Deprecations in 7.4 With each new Liferay DXP and Liferay Portal release, a feature may not warrant continued enhancements or may become obsolete. Stopping enhancements for a...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 PM
Troubleshooting Upgrades
Troubleshooting Upgrades Skipping an upgrade step or creating custom references to the Liferay database, can cause upgrade issues. The following questions and answers address some common...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 PM
Upgrading via Auto Upgrade
Upgrading via Auto Upgrade You can upgrade your database automatically by enabling auto upgrade via the portal property before starting up your instance. **Always** [back...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 PM
Using the Database Upgrade Tool
Using the Database Upgrade Tool The Liferay Database Upgrade Tool is a client program for upgrading Liferay DXP and Liferay Portal databases offline. **Always** [back...
Published Date: Apr 26, 2024 8:54 PM

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