Secure the Workflow Database Connection Descriptor (DCD)
If you are not using Oracle Self-Service Web Applications with Oracle Workflow, then Oracle Workflow's web pages must rely on the user authentication feature of Oracle WebServer to provide security. To ensure that only authorized users can access workflow processes, the URLs that generate Oracle Workflow's web pages must be protected by the Oracle WebServer authentication feature. This feature requires users to enter a username and password before accessing theses pages by protecting the Oracle Workflow database connection descriptor (DCD). Follow the steps listed:
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Note: The database access descriptor (DAD) in Oracle WebServer 3.x is synonymous to the database connection descriptor (DCD) in Oracle WebServer 2.x.
