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Web Form Logon Method

Using this HTTP POST method, your Web application passes the user's CA DataMinder account credentials to an HTML form. The form then submits these credentials to the iConsole front-end Web server. This ensures that user credentials are not exposed in the browser Address bar.

Example HTML syntax is shown below. The example assumes your CMS is not using single sign-on.

<form id="friConsole" method="post" runat="server">
  <!-- If your CMS is using single sign-on, you can use "http" -->
    <action="https://localhost/cadataminder/default.aspx">
  <!-- If your CMS is using single sign-on, you can omit the "username" 
  and "password" fields -->
    <input type="hidden" name="formAction" value="login" />
    <input type="hidden" name="username" value="unipraxis\srimmel" />
    <input type="hidden" name="password" value="password" />
    <input type="submit" value="Logon" />
</form>

The formAction name is case-sensitive.

This example also assumes that:

• The iConsole front-end Web server is running on the local machine.
• The virtual directory for the iConsole front-end Web server is ‘cadataminder’.
• Your CMS is not using single sign-on, so user credentials are submitted using HTTPS.

If your CMS is using single sign-on, you must:

• Include the formAction and submit input fields. You do not need the username and password fields.
• Set the action to use HTTP when submitting the form if no user credentials are included.

More information:

About Single Sign-On