Add a CloudView Security Provider

The following procedure describes the setup of a standard Exalead CloudView security provider to use Exalead CloudView security sources.

Before you begin: We assume that a security source named ldap has been properly configured in the Administration Console. For more information, see Configuring Security Sources in the Exalead CloudView Administration Guide
  1. In Mashup Builder, select Application from the top left menu bar.
  2. Select General > Security.
  3. Click Add a security provider.
  4. From the Add security provider dialog box, select the Exalead CloudView Security Provider.
  5. Configure the security provider.

    In Source, select a security source that has previously been configured in the Administration Console, for example ldap.

    See the following table if you want to configure the other properties.

    Property

    Description

    API Config

    Indicates the name of the default Search API as defined in the Applications menu, for example sapi0.

    API Endpoints

    Defines the URL that will be used by the Search API. For example: http://<HOST>:<PORT+10>

    Command

    Specifies the authentication command. Default is security.

    Source

    Enter the name(s) of your CloudView security source(s).

    Authenticate to

    Select the authentication behavior of your security source(s). By default, the first source will be used for authentication.



  6. In the Mashup pages section, select the pages of your application on which you want to enable security.
  7. Click Save.

    An Authentication Required dialog box asking for your credentials is added to the page(s) on which security was enabled. These credentials are the ones defined in the security source.