Procedure 9.2. Configure a Global Valve

1. Enable the Valve

   Use the add operation to add a new valve entry.

   /subsystem=web/valve=VALVENAME:add(module="MODULENAME",class-name="CLASSNAME")

   You need to specify the following values:
   • VALVENAME, the name that is used to refer to this valve in application configuration.
   • MODULENAME, the module that contains the value being configured.
   • CLASSNAME, the classname of the specific valve in the module.
   For example:

   /subsystem=web/valve=clientlimiter:add(module="clientlimitermodule",class-name="org.jboss.samplevalves.RestrictedUserAgentsValve")

2. Optionally: Specify Parameters

   If the valve has configuration parameters, specify these with the add-param operation.

   /subsystem=web/valve=VALVENAME:add-param(param-name="PARAMNAME", param-value="PARAMVALUE")

   You need to specify the following values:
   • VALVENAME, the name that is used to refer to this valve in application configuration.
   • PARAMNAME, the name of the parameter that is being configured for specific valve.
   • PARAMVALUE, the value of the specified parameter.
   For example:

   Example 9.1. Valve configuration

   /subsystem=web/valve=clientlimiter:add-param(
      param-name="restrictedUserAgents", 
      param-value="^.*MS Web Services Client Protocol.*$"
   )