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IBM WebSphere Application Server Community Edition (WAS CE) — Default Password

Default username and password for the IBM WebSphere Application Server Community Edition (WAS CE): admin / admin. Learn how to log in and how to change the default credentials.

IBM WebSphere Application Server Community Edition (WAS CE), now discontinued, shipped with admin/admin as the documented default credentials for the Geronimo-based administration console at http://localhost:8080/console. IBM's own support article explicitly states these credentials and explains how to add users to the admin group. WAS CE was distributed as a free, open-source J2EE application server based on Apache Geronimo. Despite being discontinued, many legacy deployments remain active.

UsernamePasswordAccessNotes
admin
admin
Web UIAdministration console at http://<host>:8080/console. WAS CE is discontinued; traditional WAS requires password setup at profile creation.

Responsible use

This database lists publicly documented default credentials so administrators can find and change them. Only use these on systems you own or are authorized to test.

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