[[Default_HTTP_Interface_Security]]
= Default HTTP Interface Security
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WildFly is distributed secured by default. The default security
mechanism is username / password based making use of HTTP Digest for the
authentication process.

The reason for securing the server by default is so that if the
management interfaces are accidentally exposed on a public IP address
authentication is required to connect - for this reason there is no
default user in the distribution.

If you attempt to connect to the admin console before you have added a
user to the server you will be presented with the following screen.

image:no-users.png[images/no-users.png]

The user are stored in a properties file called mgmt-users.properties
under standalone/configuration and domain/configuration depending on the
running mode of the server, these files contain the users username along
with a pre-prepared hash of the username along with the name of the
realm and the users password.

[NOTE]

Although the properties files do not contain the plain text passwords
they should still be guarded as the pre-prepared hashes could be used to
gain access to any server with the same realm if the same user has used
the same password.

To manipulate the files and add users we provide a utility add-user.sh
and add-user.bat to add the users and generate the hashes, to add a user
you should execute the script and follow the guided process.
image:add-user.png[images/add-user.png] +
The full details of the add-user utility are described later but for the
purpose of accessing the management interface you need to enter the
following values: -

* Type of user - This will be a 'Management User' to selection option a.
* Realm - This MUST match the realm name used in the configuration so
unless you have changed the configuration to use a different realm name
leave this set as 'ManagementRealm'.
* Username - The username of the user you are adding.
* Password - The users password.

Provided the validation passes you will then be asked to confirm you
want to add the user and the properties files will be updated.

For the final question, as this is a user that is going to be accessing
the admin console just answer 'n' - this option will be described later
for adding slave host controllers that authenticate against a master
domain controller but that is a later topic.

Updates to the properties file are picked up in real time so either
click 'Try Again' on the error page that was displayed in the browser or
navigate to the console again and you should then be prompted to enter
the username and password to connect to the server.
