Headings and Fields of Add External Applications Page

Table A-7 External Application Login

Field	Description
Application Name	Enter a name that identifies the external application. This is the default name for the external application.
Login URL	Enter the URL to which the HTML login page for the external application is submitted for authentication. This, for example, is the login URL for Yahoo! Mail: http://login.yahoo.com/config/login?6p4f5s403j3h0
Username/ID Field Name	Enter the term that identifies the user name or user ID field of the HTML login form for the application. You find this term by viewing the HTML source of the form. (See the example after the steps immediately following). This field is not applicable if you are using basic authentication.
Password Field Name	Enter the term that identifies the password field of the HTML login form for the application. You find this term by viewing the HTML source of the form. (See the example after the steps immediately following). This field is not applicable if you are using basic authentication.

Table A-8 Authentication Method

Field	Description
Type of Authentication Use	Use the pull-down menu to select the form submission method for the application. This method specifies how message data is sent by the browser. You find this term by viewing the HTML source for the login form. Select one of the following three methods: POST: Posts data to the single sign-on server and submits login credentials within the body of the form. GET: Presents a page request to a server, submitting the login credentials as part of the login URL. Basic authentication: Submits the login credentials in the application URL, which is protected by HTTP basic authentication. Notes: Basic authentication uses pop-up windows, which by default are blocked by Windows XP, service pack 2. If you use this service pack, make sure that you reconfigure browser settings to display the window for the single sign-on login page. Use the pop-up blocker item in the Tools menu of Internet Explorer. Other browsers and browser plug-ins are able to block pop-ups. Mozilla is one of these. Make sure that these do not block the single sign-on login page. If you use Internet Explorer 5.0 or a later version, basic authentication may not work with external applications. This version of Internet Explorer includes Microsoft MS04-004 Cumulative Security Update (832894). See this link for a workaround: http://support.microsoft.com

Field

Description

Type of Authentication Use

Use the pull-down menu to select the form submission method for the application. This method specifies how message data is sent by the browser. You find this term by viewing the HTML source for the login form. Select one of the following three methods:

POST: Posts data to the single sign-on server and submits login credentials within the body of the form.

GET: Presents a page request to a server, submitting the login credentials as part of the login URL.

Basic authentication: Submits the login credentials in the application URL, which is protected by HTTP basic authentication.

Notes:

Basic authentication uses pop-up windows, which by default are blocked by Windows XP, service pack 2. If you use this service pack, make sure that you reconfigure browser settings to display the window for the single sign-on login page. Use the pop-up blocker item in the Tools menu of Internet Explorer.

Other browsers and browser plug-ins are able to block pop-ups. Mozilla is one of these. Make sure that these do not block the single sign-on login page.
If you use Internet Explorer 5.0 or a later version, basic authentication may not work with external applications. This version of Internet Explorer includes Microsoft MS04-004 Cumulative Security Update (832894). See this link for a workaround:
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http://support.microsoft.com
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Table A-9 Additional Fields

Field	Description
Field Name	Enter the name of any additional fields on the HTML login form that may require user input to log in. This field is not applicable if you are using basic authentication.
Field Value	Enter a default value for a corresponding field name value, if applicable. This field is not applicable if you are using basic authentication.