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Sun[tm] ONE Portal Server, Mobile Access 6.2 Administrator's Guide

Chapter 3
Configuring Mobile Authentication

Sun ONE Portal Server, Mobile Access software supports the authentication modules provided by Sun ONE Portal Server software. This chapter describes two authentication modules that can be useful to portal sites offering mobile access:

NoPassword Authentication

If your site specifications require it, you can allow users to log in to the mobile Portal Desktop without being prompted for a userID and password. The NoPassword authentication module, which is installed with the Mobile Access software, makes this possible.

Although the NoPassword authentication module is installed with the Mobile Access software, you must enable the module for users who want to access your site with a mobile device.

To Enable the NoPassword Module

  1. Log in to the Sun ONE Identity Server administration console as the administrator.

    2. By default, Identity Management is selected in the location pane and Organizations is selected in the Navigation Pane.

  2. From the View field in the left pane, select Services.
  3. Select the arrow for Core under Identity Server Configuration.
  4. For the Organization Authentication Modules field, select NoPassword.
  5. Click the Save button.

Once NoPassword is enabled, users can bypass the password prompt by using the following path to log in:

http://server:port/portal/UI/Login?module=NoPassword

Although NoPassword is enabled in the administration console, the module is not displayed in the list of available modules during user login when authlevel=0 is the authentication level setting. To verify this, go to:

http://server:port/amserver/UI/Login?authlevel=0

For details about accessing authentication modules with specific authentication levels, refer to the Sun ONE Identity Server Administrator’s Guide.

Anonymous Authentication

If you want a user to access your portal site to explore what the experience of an authenticated user is, you can allow users to log in to the mobile Portal Desktop as anonymous users.

This feature presents a snapshot of the mobile and voice Portal Desktop of a user with authenticated session.

Note

Anonymous users cannot change, store, or alter the content or configuration of channels with stateful data. If you support anonymous authentication, make sure that these channels are not available to these user.

To implement anonymous authentication, see the Sun™ ONE Portal Server 6.2 Administration Guide.

The Portal Desktop for anonymous authentication uses the WirelessDesktopDispatcher as well as device-specific containers for both JavaServer Pages™ (JSP™) software and templates. All channels to be displayed to the anonymous user must be included in these containers, just as they are for authenticated users.

Tip

To support a new device that may need a client-specific mobile or voice Portal Desktop for an anonymous user, do the following:

1.  Create the appropriate device-specific container.

2.  Alter the WirelessDesktopDispatcher in the anonymous user’s display profile to use the new container for that particular device type.



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