On the application launch page (Coldfusion at the frontend, form post), we try to pass the IBIC_user and IBIC_pass (a specific account) to the WebFOCUS Client for authentication, but the client doesn't pick up that account and uses user's own pin instead. The strange part is that then the reporting server are able to receive IBIC_user information correctly.

We are using WebFOCUS 8104, default security and single sign on.

Any help will be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,
Lee

This message has been edited. Last edited by: lee2014,

have you setup those variables in the Custom Setting on the Administrator Console? How do you have your single sign on set up in the Administration Console? Is it expecting to pass those values?

We tried to add the below custom setting (as we did in WebFOCUS7), but it is still not working. Also, I was told the custom setting is used to pass IBIC_user from client to reporting server, but it didn't explain why client can't pick up IBIC_user information correctly.

IBIC_user(pass)
IBIC_pass(PASS)

Here is SSO set up in the Administration Console:

• IBI_Authentication_Type – INTERNAL
• IBI_User_Group_Membership_ExtAuthN – EXTERNAL
• IBI_User_Group_Membership_PreAuthN – EXTERNAL
• IBI_External_Group_Type – WFRS
• IBI_Allow_Login_External_Groups = *MAPPED*

Thanks,
Lee

WebFOCUS 8.1.04
Windows, All Outputs

quote:

Can't pass IBIC_user to Webfocus Client for authentication

Welcome to Focal Point!

Can you take a look at the following documentation:

Security and Administration

WebFOCUS Security and Administration Release 8.1 Version 04 (DN4501512.0315) starting on page 235 it goes over the following topic:

Configuring Pre-Authentication With Custom Single Sign On (SSO) Solutions WebFOCUS can be integrated with other applications to provide users with a single sign on (SSO) experience. For example, users may sign in to an existing web application with credentials that are validated by the application. If users click on buttons or links that take them to a WebFOCUS portal, you may want the users to be automatically signed in to WebFOCUS, rather than requiring that they provide their passwords again.


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have you tried:

http://yourdom:8080/ibi_apps/rs/ibfs?IBIRS_action=signOn&IBIRS_userName=YOURUSER&IBIRS_password=YOURPASS

We resolves the issue by changing the value of IBI_Named_Anonymous_Users to true.