Databases Reference
In-Depth Information
User Authentication
User authentication governs how users log on to a websheet. There are four options:
•
Application Express Account
: Websheet users log on to the websheet by using the IDs and
passwords that have been set up in the APEX workspace that hosts the websheet.
•
Single Sign-On
: Oracle's single sign-on (SSO) technology enables users to sign in to their
computing environment one time and then access all their applications, such as websheets,
without having to re-enter their username and password. This is an advanced feature that is
out of scope for a beginning book.
•
LDAP
: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is used by websheets to provide SSO
capability in computer environments that use non-Oracle authentication schemes. This is an
advanced feature that is out of scope for a beginning book.
•
Custom
: This advanced feature is explicitly explained and illustrated in Chapter 12.
The authentication method is normally chosen when the workspace administrator initially creates the skeleton
websheet. If the websheet has been set up using Application Express Account authentication
and
you're logged
into the workspace as an Application Express developer, you can edit the authentication type from the Websheet
Properties, as shown in Figure
11-10
.
Figure 11-10.
Authentication set to Application Express Account for a websheet
When you click the Edit Authentication button, you're redirected to the websheet's Application Properties page
in the Application Builder (see Figure
11-11
).
