12.1.5 Removing HTTP Strict Transport Security

  1. Open the Administration Console web.xml file and comment out the httpHeaderSecurity filter definition.

    <filter>
    <filter-name>httpHeaderSecurity</filter-name>
    <filter-class>org.apache.catalina.filters.HttpHeaderSecurityFilter</
    filter-class>
    <async-supported>true</async-supported>
    </filter>
  2. Comment out the following parameter that sets up an appropriate maximum age value:

    <init-param>
    <param-name>hstsMaxAgeSeconds</param-name>
    <param-value>31536000</param-value>
    </init-param>
  3. Comment out the filter mapping.

    <filter-mapping>
    <filter-name>httpHeaderSecurity</filter-name>
    <url-pattern>/*</url-pattern>
    <dispatcher>REQUEST</dispatcher>
    </filter-mapping>

For information about how to modify a file, see Modifying Configurations in the NetIQ Access Manager Appliance 5.0 Administration Guide.