Chapter 10: Adding Authentication

In this exercise, you will change the run-time behavior of your application. Instead of using the default user ID and password (the one you used when you selected the members to convert your DDS source), you will now force the user to provide his or her own sign-on information. You just have to remove the user ID and password from the CL command properties. I will also show you how to use your own authentication dialog.

The Goal of the Exercise

The goal of this exercise is to secure your application by making authentication mandatory before anyone can invoke the application.

Right now, the user ID and password are saved inside the application. You will remove the user ID and password information to force authentication, and then you will verify by running the application again.

At the end of this exercise, you should be able to

• Understand authentication support in the WebFacing Tool

• Secure your application by forcing authentication before the application is invoked

• Remove the default user ID and password

• Add your own authentication dialog