Pathway/iTS Web Client Programming Manual (G06.24+)

Compaq NonStop Pathway/iTS Web Client Programming Manual—520270-001
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Logon Security and User Profiles
This section describes the logon security and user profile features presented to the user
whenever a Pathway/iTS web client is first started. It also describes how to set up the
user profile database.
Logon Security
Whenever an end user opens the browser and goes to the URL for a Pathway/iTS web
client application, a logon screen may be displayed, if required. This screen requires the
user to enter a user name and password and a profile name.
The user name and password must be a Guardian user name and password that is valid
on the NonStop Himalaya system where the Pathway/iTS software runs. Pathway/iTS
validates the entered user name and password.
If the validation fails, the logon screen reappears. This cycle continues until the user
gives a valid user name and password combination. The user can get out of this loop by
clicking Cancel on the logon screen.
User Profiles
The logon screen also provides a third field for the user to enter a user profile keyword,
which typically identifies a user role such as admin.
As the application programmer, you decide whether to use this feature, and if you use it,
you customize it to the needs of your application.
To set up your application for user profiles, you do the following steps as part of the
sequence described in Section 2, How to Compile, Build, and Maintain a Pathway/iTS
Web Client:
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Specify the userAuthenticate and getProfile parameters in the control file generated
by the CONVERT command.
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If you set the getProfile parameter to false, you do not need to complete the
additional user profile configuration steps.
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If you set the getProfile parameter to true, you must:
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Use the PROFDBM utility to set special-register values for each user profile you
want to define.
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Add Java code to the applet to use the values of the special registers, in
accordance with the needs of your application.
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Configure the Pathway server that retrieves values from the user profile
database.