Configuring Authentication
• The Rights Manager uses the group information and the start and stop times from the user profile
to temporarily map the user to a matching Identity Profile, during the timeframe defined by the
stop and start times in the profile. At other times (outside the range defined by the start and stop
times) the user will not match that Identity Profile.
For example, suppose a user profile returns a group “GroupA” with a start time of 10:00 AM and a
stop time of noon, Monday through Friday. Based on this user profile, the user will match the
Identity Profile “GroupA” between 10:00AM and noon every weekday, and will get access rights
based on the Access Policy that’s associated with that Identity Profile in the Rights Table. At any
other time of day, and on weekends, the user will not match Identity Profile “GroupA” and will not
have the rights associated with that Identity Profile.
The current implementation of the XML-RPC Remote Profiles API uses SSL to provide the necessary
security for passing passwords and other optional data. The Remote Profiles API is discussed in detail in
“The Remote Profiles API” on page 5-24.
To configure the 700wl Series system to use an XML-RPC service for user authentication:
Step 1. Click the Rights button in the Navigation bar, then go to the Authentication Policies tab.
Step 2. Click the Authentication Services link in the left panel to go to the Authentication Services page.
Step 3. On the Authentication Services page, click New Service... button.
Step 4. Click the XML-RPC link in the left-hand column of the page.
The Create Authentication Service - XML-RPC page appears (see Figure 5-8).
The Edit Authentication Service - XML-RPC page is almost identical to the New Authentication
Service - XML-RPC page, except that the settings are displayed for the Authentication Service
you have selected. Also, a
Save As Copy button is provided.
Figure 5-8. Creating a New Authentication Service - XML-RPC
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