How to bypass Cognos upfront logon screen

[binoo1]

I need to run cognos reports through a web site but doesn't want the cognos upfront logon screen.
I have tried to implement this by implementing the OS Signon authentication property in Cognos Access manager but found that it by passed logon screen for each user.

Please advise me how to do this.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Prasad678]

Hi,
U can't avoid authentication.

But authentication can be done by passing UserName & Pwd in URL as QueryString parameters. U loose security here coz pwd will get displayed in URL.




Prasad
RPrasad1@Chn.Cognizant.com

 

[CanadianTechie]

Binoo1,

You can certainly achieve this functionality. You need to:

1) allow OS signon's for the namespace in question (in Access manager via NameSpace/Signon's tab)
2) for each user ID (via Access Manager Properties/User Signons tab) associate the OS Signon's that should be mapped to the user (make sure you include the domain name)
3) Make sure IIS is setup to support NT Challenge/Response (now referred to as Integrated Windows Security) -- this is turned on by default

In this configuration, the sign-on screen will be bypassed provided the user is signed in with an id which is mapped to a user in Access manager -- otherwise the prompt screen will come up and you will be prompted for a basic signon user id.

Let me know how you make out!

Pedro Cardoso
A.K.A CanadianTechie

 

[Recce]

Hi

You can also make use of the Table of contents option. This has no signon option. You can set this in PPEnterprise service. :->

Regards

 

[CanadianTechie]

Reece,

Keep in mind that it is "highly" recommended *never* to publish to the TOC and reference directly via the ppdscgi.exe application --> everyone who navigates there will be able to see anything published to the toc. This could pose a security concern in many environments...



Pedro Cardoso
A.K.A CanadianTechie

 

[Recce]

Right on man - Agree :->

 

[einyel]

Pedro gave U a good reference on that.
If still doesn't work try on O.S. Signon
domain\username

Bye2

 

[flex13]

If OS signons aren't an option (say you are using Netscape or Apache) then you can use the Access Manager SDK to set your authentication source. For example, say that you are coming through a corporate portal, you can have some variable set which is unique to that user, and then by using the SDK, you can look for that variable.
BTW, and here is a little trick for everyone, Cognos looks for the REMOTE_USER variable by default when OS Signons have been enabled in Access Manager. So what this means is that if you can devise some mechanism that sets this variable with Netscape or Apache, Cognos will authenticate out of the box.

Scott