OAM - Deny if not protected Flag impact on webgate 10g and 11g

Ever wondered what does 'Deny if not protected 'flag signifies?

This flag is present in webgate profile, by default when you create a profile 10g or 11g, it is 'ON' or 'Checked'.

To whom does it impact?

Basically the significance of this flag is only for 10g webgate profiles. It has no impact on 11g webgates.

What impact does this flag has?

If this flag is set 'ON', than any resource which you are accessing & has no policy defined in OAM, than you will get 404 error. And the reason for this is 'Resource Access Denied'.

As in case of 10g you will face this problem, if this flag is set 'ON'.

Why this flag has no impact on 11g webgate?

The reason for this is: In case of 11g webgate by default access is denied for any resource whose policy is not defined in OAM.

If you want access for such resources than you have an option to make an unprotected/excluded resource type.

Enjoy :-)