Using the single sign-on sample

NoteThis sample uses the <IFRAME> HTML tag and therefore works only with Internet Explorer. Netscape 6.0 supports the <IFRAME> tag, but not all of the attributes. Versions of Netscape earlier than version 6.0 do not support the <IFRAME> tag.

This section describes how to create a portlet that allows users to access back-end systems, like e-mail servers, using the single sign-on capability provided by Enterprise Portal.

For example, users may have different accounts with different passwords on several systems. A user with a portal account may also have an e-mail account on a mail server. These two accounts may have different user IDs and passwords. Developers can create portlets to access the e-mail server, and have the Security Officer (PSO) set up proxy authentication using Enterprise Security. This enables users to access the e-mail server from the portal without logging in to the e-mail server separately.

NoteAll of the source files for this sample are included in the Enterprise Portal installation.

Creating a portlet that provides single sign-on access to back-end systems requires:

Sybase has performed the first two steps for you, but we include the procedures for your reference.