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The WSO2 Identity Server Management Console is a Web-based user interface. It allows users to interact with a running Identity Server instance, without having to directly interfere with any underlying configuration files. The controls in the Management Console are usually self-explanatory. However, this page provides some additional insight on what can be configured here. The product documentation provides further information about the technology and offers guidance on using the features and configurations.

The Management Console makes use of the default HTTPS servlet transport, which is configured in the the catalina-server.xml file file in the <IS_HOME>/repository/conf/tomcat directory. It is essential for this transport to be properly configured in this file for the Management Console to be accessible to users. For information on how to access the Management Consolemanagement console, see Running the Product.

Warning

If you are using Mac OS with High Sierra, you may encounter the following warning message when logging in to the management console due to a compression issue that exists in the High Sierra SDK.

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WARN {org.owasp.csrfguard.log.JavaLogger} -  potential cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack thwarted (user:<anonymous>, ip:xxx.xxx.xx.xx, method:POST, uri:/carbon/admin/login_action.jsp, error:required token is missing from the request)

To avoid this issue, open the <IS_HOME>/repository/conf/tomcat/catalina-server.xml file and change the compression="on" to compression="off" in the HTTPS connector configuration, and restart WSO2 IS.

The following screen depicts the full overview of the Management Consolemanagement console.

The console's menu items appear in the left hand side of the Identity Server screen and the useable features appear in the center of the screen and depend on the menu item you select from the left menu. The Management Console of the Identity Server provides a list of tools and features that you can use. These are divided among the following.

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The main menu in the Management Console includes the main list of features that the WSO2 Identity Server provides. Image RemovedThe main menu is divided into different sections.

Identity section

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See the following topics for instructions on how to use each of these menu items.

See Configuring Users, Roles and Permissions for configuring users and roles.
See Configuring the Realm for configuring user stores.
See Claim Management for configuring claims.
See Adding and Configuring a Service Provider for configuring service providers.
See Adding and Configuring an Identity Provider for configuring identity providers.

Entitlement section

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See the following topics for instructions on how to use each of these menu items.

See Configuring the Policy Administration Point for configuring the policy administration point.
See Configuring the Policy Decision Point for configuring the policy decision point.

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See the following topics for instructions on how to use each of these menu items.

See Using Workflows with User Workflow Management for configuring workflows and workflow engagementsinformation on working with workflows.
See Using Asymmetric Encryption in the WSO2 Product Administration Guide for configuring keystores.
See Shutting Down and Restarting the Server for shutting down and restarting the server.
See Managing the Resources and Searching the Registry for browsing and searching for items in the registryManaging Challenge Questions for information on configuring challenge questions. Also see Using the End User Dashboard for information on challenge questions.
See Email Templates for configuring email templates. Also see Customizing Automated Emails for information on how to customize these templates.
See Creating New Keystores in the WSO2 Administration Guide for configuring keystores.

Monitor menu

The monitor menu includes a list of features focused on providing logs and statistics related to monitoring the Identity Server. For more information on these features and their usage, see the topics on on monitoring the Identity Server.

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Configure menu

The configure menu is mainly a list of administration features which can help you customize and configure the Identity Server to suit your specific requirements.

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See the following topics for instructions on how to use each of these menu items.

See Features in the WSO2 Product Administration Guide for instructions on how to use features.
See Logging in the WSO2 Product Administration Guide for information on logging.See Email Templates, and Customizing Automated Emails for information on how to use email templates.
See Using the End User Dashboard for information on challenge questions.See Server Roles for information on server roles.
See Using Workflows with User Management for information on Workflow Engine Profiles.
See Creating and Managing Tenants for information on multitenancy.

Tools menu

The tools menu includes SAML and XACML tools. For more details on each of these tools and their usage, see the topics on working with tools.

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