Setting Up Access to Secure Map Services

This topic discusses how to set up access to the agency’s secure private maps.

Overview of Secure Map Access

Giving users access to non-public maps (maps that can’t be accessed directly through a browser) involves setup in both the Esri and Oracle systems:

1. In the Esri system, set up proxy users with access to the maps.

   You can set up proxy users with access to one or multiple secure map services.

2. In Oracle, create a secure access definition that includes the user ID and password for the proxy.

   The secure access definition also includes a URL for the map service to be accessed and a URL for the web service that generates an authentication token for accessing the map services.

On the Oracle side, create separate secure access definitions for each of the map service URLs that you need to access. You can create definitions for specific map services, such as https://portal.city.net/arcgis/rest/services/TaxParcels/MapServer, or for generic services such as https://portal.city.net/arcgis/rest/services.

When an Oracle user attempts to access a secured map, the authentication process checks first for access information for the specific map service, then for access information for the generic service.

Prerequisites

To enable access to secure map services, you must:

1. Set up proxy users in the Esri system.

2. Give these proxy users appropriate access to the secure maps services that will be accessed from the Oracle system.

Setting Up Secure Map Access

To set up secure map access:

1. Select GIS Setup > Secure Map Access.

   The GIS Secure Map Access page appears.

2. In the Secure Map and Feature Server section, click the Add Proxy User button to create a new secure access ID.

3. Enter the following information:

   Page Element	Description
   Secure Access ID	Enter an identifier for this configuration.
   Description	Enter a description for this configuration.
   GIS Service URL	Enter the URL to the secured map service that will be accessed with this configuration.
   Token Service URL	Enter the URL to the web service that generates an authentication token for accessing secure map services.
   User Name	Enter the user name for the proxy user that is used to access secure map services.
   Password	Enter the password that the proxy user uses to access secure map services.
   Confirm Password	Re-enter the password. The re-entered password is compared to the originally entered password to help catch data entry errors.

4. Click Save.

   Saving tests the access information that you provided. If the test fails, you aren’t able to save.

Modifying a Map Profile

1. Select GIS Setup > Secure Map Access.

   The GIS Secure Map Access page appears.

2. In the Secure Map and Feature Server section, click the row for the proxy user access that you want to modify.

3. Update the settings as needed.

4. Click Save.

Deleting Map Profiles

To delete a map profile:

1. Select GIS Setup > Secure Map Access.

   The GIS Secure Map Access page appears.

2. In the Secure Map and Feature Server section, click the row for the proxy user access that you want to delete.

3. On the Secure Map and Feature Server detail page, click Delete.