Oracle9iAS Single Sign-On Application Developer's Guide Release 2 (9.0.2) Part Number A96114-01 |
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Oracle9iAS Single Sign-On is a component of Oracle9i Application Server (iAS) that enables users to log in to all features of the iAS product complement, as well as to other Web applications, using a single user name and password.
In Oracle9iAS, Release 2, application developers can use either mod_osso, an Oracle HTTP authentication module, or the Single Sign-On Software Development Kit (SDK) to enable applications for Single Sign-On. This chapter introduces these two authentication options. The remainder of the book explains how to integrate applications with mod_osso and with the SDK.
The chapter covers the following topics:
Mod_osso is an HTTP module that provides authentication to iAS applications. It is a simpler alternative to the Single Sign-On SDK, used in earlier releases of Oracle Single Sign-On to integrate partner applications. Mod_osso simplifies the authentication process by serving as the sole partner application to the Single Sign-On server, rendering authentication transparent for iAS applications. Thus, the administrator for these applications is spared the burden of integrating them with the Single Sign-On SDK.
Mod_osso can be registered with the Single Sign-On server when iAS is installed.
The Single Sign-On SDK consists of the following components:
Program logic in the iAS database that enables users to log in securely to Single-Sign-On-enabled applications such as expense reports, mail, and benefits
iAS applications that delegate the authentication function to the Single Sign-On server
Web applications that do not delegate authentication to the Single Sign-On server. Instead, they display HTML login forms that ask for application user names and passwords
See Also:
Chapter 1, "Single Sign-On Basics" in Oracle9iAS Single Sign-On Administrator's Guide |
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