How do users generally access the portal? They don't directly put in a URL to the WebFOCUS reporting server, do they? Can anything authenticate them on IIS and launch BIP passing in the credentials?

Just curious....

In 7.7.03 BID there is a url we use inside of a frame allowing us to pass credentials allowing single signon functionality. I don't know if this exists for BIP.

Thanks Doug, that url does not pass the username and password however. The users would have to signin again if they used that link.

Kowens wants to

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authenticate them on IIS and launch BIP passing in the credentials?

and not have them sign in again.

There is a way to do this with dashboards:

/ibi_apps/Controller?WORP_REQUEST_TYPE=WORP_GBV_VERIFY&groupName=public&WORP_USER=myusername&WORP_MPV=ae_gbv&WORP_PASS=mypassword&

Is there something similar with portals?

You probably want to look at either Pre-Authentication as per the instructions in the WebFOCUS 8 Security manual - Chapter 8. Authentication -> Configuring Pre-Authentication

This seems to meet you requirements of IIS authentication.

Alternatively you could possibly log in with the new RESTful API - have a look at the RESTful Web Services manual

Cheers

Stuart