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Administering OracleAS Single Sign-On
This security element is referenced by default from the two default job elements in the
configuration file to indicate that Reports Server security should be enforced:
To disable Reports Server security, you must remove or comment the security
element as well as the secuirtyId attributes from the job element specifications.
10.3.3 Enabling and Disabling Data Source Security
To enable data source security through OracleAS Single Sign-On, you must do the
following:
■ Include SSOCONN in the URL that launches the report.
■ Populate the Oracle Internet Directory with data source connection information
using one of three methods.
If you wish to implement data source security through OracleAS Single Sign-On for
your own pluggable data sources, you need to perform the following additional task:
■ Add a new resource type to the Oracle Internet Directory
The sections that follow explain how to perform these operations.
10.3.3.1 SSOCONN
To enable data source security through OracleAS Single Sign-On, the URL must
contain or reference (i.e., via the key map file) a OracleAS Single Sign-On parameter
(SSOCONN) with a value of the form:
key_name/data_source_type/parameter_name
key_name maps to a string stored in the Oracle Internet Directory that provides the
necessary information to connect to the database. When Oracle Reports encounters a
key_name, it checks to see if the current user has a corresponding key stored in the
Oracle Internet Directory. If so, Oracle Reports uses the string stored in that key to
connect to the data source. If not, Oracle Reports checks to see if the key_name maps
to a publicly available key. If so, Oracle Reports uses that key. If not, Oracle Delegated
Administration Services prompts the user to create a new resource.
See Also: Populating the Oracle Internet Directory
For more information about populating the Oracle Internet
Directory with resources
data_source_type is the kind of data source to which you are connecting. data_
source_type lets Oracle Reports know what format to expect in the string associated
with key_name. data_source_type must be a valid resource type stored in the
Oracle Internet Directory. Oracle Reports provides default resource types for the
following:
■ Oracle database (OracleDB)
■ JDBC (jdbcpds)
■ Oracle Express (EXPRESSPDS)
You can also create addition resource types in the Oracle Internet Directory for your
own pluggable data sources.
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