Authentication
On the Authentication tab, the method for letting a user of the current QlikView Web Server (QVWS) access the QlikView AccessPoint can be managed.
Authentication
To configure the user access method, select one of the following options:
- Always, meaning that the user has to log in to the QlikView AccessPoint.
- Login, meaning that the user can login, but can access the QlikView AccessPoint even without logging in.
- Never, meaning that the QlikView AccessPoint only accepts anonymous users.
Type
To configure the type of authentication to use, select one of the following options:
- NTLM, meaning that the Microsoft authentication protocol is used.
- Header, meaning that an http header specified under Parameters is used:
- Header Name
- Prefix
- Custom User, meaning that the QlikView AccessPoint only accepts Custom users (defined in the Custom Directory DSP), and a prefix specified under Parameters is used:
- Prefix
If a customized login system is used, the http header has to be specified, in order to configure the login process in the QlikView AccessPoint. To configure the header name, enter a value in this text box.
Default value: QVUSER.
To configure the prefix used for the header, enter a value in this text box.
Default value: CUSTOM\.
To configure the prefix for the custom user Directory Service Provider, enter a value in this text box.
Default value: CUSTOM\.
Login Address
If using custom users, an address to the login page has to be specified. Select one of the following options:
- Default Login Page (Browser Authentication), meaning that the login prompt of the web browser is used
- Alternate Login Page (Web Form), meaning that the login is performed using a web page
- Custom Login Page, meaning that the login is performed using a customized login page, which has to be entered in this text box