Getting QlikView WebServer to use DSC

[#1]

Hello all,

I have a QlikView WebServer (QVWS) that is not part of my domain. However, it is configured to use the Directory Services Connector (DSC) that is part of my domain.

My question is: Is there a way to get the QVWS to use the DSC in the domain to authenticate my user's credentials?

What I'm trying right now:

I used QMC to configure the Authentication of the non-domain QVWS from "Always" to "Login". This way, anyone can reach AccessPoint without logging in. In order to login, the user can click the "Login" link at the top of AccessPoint.

I was hoping that when the user clicks on "Login" at the top right of AccessPoint, their credentials would be passed to the DSC inside the domain and validated there. However, this is not the case. Only local users on the machine can login using this method, so it must be using the local machine to authenticate.

Is there any way to get QVWS to send the credentials to the DSC inside the domain, and authenticate the user that way?

Thanks!

[#2]

Dude, the DSC is only responsible for document authorisation.

AUTHENTICATION on accesspoint should be an something special 🙂

[Bill_Britt]

Hi Simon,

QlikView doesn't do autherication even with the QlikView webserver. Autherication is a Function of the OS and does not use the Directory Service Connector. If your LDAP is not Windows base (or Custom Users) you will have to write the SSO page to authenticate the users.

[#4]

Hi Simon,

when you say that DSC is part of your domain, do you mean that DSC is installed within your domain or is configured to use your domain as LDAP source for authentication?

DSC is important component of authentication procedure, in the way that QvWS communicates with DSC to find out which user repository to use during authentication execution.

regards

[Bill_Britt]

The DSC is really used to set permission on the files when they published and QVS users it to determine what files you have rights two. However, this is after authentication which is not handle by QlikView unless you are using custom users. After you authenticate QVS handles the authorization.

[#6]

Hi Bill,

Thanks for the response. Assuming my LDAP is Windows based, is there an SSO page already written?

I have a webserver running in the DMZ, trying to allow users to connect to our QlikView documents from the public internet using their Active Directory credentials. Not sure what my options are...? Will LDAP + SSO help with that?

Thanks,

     -Simon-

[Bill_Britt]

If you have installed everything correctly you can use the local users on that machine.

Bill