RE: Getting username in webfacing

If username is a parameter to the page you could use the getParameter()
method and you shouldn't need the bean. But you will need the exact field.
It may be USERID (case sensitive). 

-----Original Message-----
From: Christian Lugo [mailto:kristpy@xxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 3:11 PM
To: Websphere Development Studio Client for iSeries
Subject: RE: [WDSCI-L] Getting username in webfacing

Does anybody know the name of this bean? Maybe the folks from IBM?

Thanks.

--- "Gibbons, Michael" <bmis04@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I would think if you could determine the name of the bean webfacing is 
> using and the exact filed name you could add it to your jsp and then 
> do
> 
> <jsp:useBean id="webfacebean" class="packageName"
> scope="session" />
> 
> <%
> String user = webfacebean.getUsername(); %> Or <% String user = 
> request.getParameter("username"); %>
> 
> Either way you need to know the exact field name.
> 
> The version of was can make a difference. Single signon can also be 
> solved by the ldap server.
> 
> Hope this helps
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Phippard [mailto:MarkP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 11:25 AM
> To: Websphere Development Studio Client for iSeries
> Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] Getting username in webfacing
> 
> wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 06/23/2005
> 10:51:08 AM:
> 
> > I'm triyng to limit access to a WebFaced
> application based on username
> > and ip address, how can I get the username in JSP?
> > 
> > If anybody can help me it would be great.
> 
> I do not know what WebFacing offers in this area, but ideally you 
> solve this problem at the Apache or WebSphere level.  Force the login 
> at that level, and let it protect your application as you desire.
> This has the added
> advantage of letting you implement an Single Sign-On solution someday.
> 
> In this scenario the user tries to access a URL.  If necessary, Apache 
> or WAS will challenge the user for their ID and password.  It will 
> then permit or deny access according to your rules.  Only when they 
> are allowed, do they now hit your WebFacing code.  Ideally, WebFacing 
> apps have the ability to pick up the identity of the user from the 
> login they provided to Apache or WAS so that they do not have to login 
> again.
> 
> Besides the easy security benefits, the user can move from app to app 
> on your server without logging in again.  The browser and Apache/WAS 
> will handle all of that negotiation.  Also, if you implement SSO, they 
> might not need to login at all.  Their client login will provide their 
> credentials to Apache/WAS.
> 
> Mark
> 
> 
>
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