We want to integrate authentication system of a .net web application with QlikView. .net application authenticates users based on a separate sql database. Is there any way QlikView talks to custom authentication provider (.net app in this case)? Or if not .net what kind of server do we need to build.
I found "Directory Service Provider" inside QlikView SDK. That might be a good option to explore. Has anybody worked with "Directory Service Provider" before?
Yes its possible. Import login credentails from SQL into section access. Trigger the application with query string to pass user crenditals. In QMC enable anonymous login. Ofcourse you need session cals as validation is outside qv system.
Thank you for your reply. One question, do I also need passwords from SQL? Because it is not possible to get clear text passwords due to security reasons.
Passwords are not mandatory unlike UserID. You dont require actual text to validate. In your query string you can use encrypted password and userid to retrive the document. For this having the encyrpted password in SECTION ACCESS will do the job.
Oh I see what you mean. QlikView actually does not do any authentication in section access, it only compares those values. We are also looking at using http header to pass valid user ID for authentication.
