IBM Web Page

 

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Overview

Web Page uses iFrames to display original content of specified Web addresses without modifications. It supports both basic and form based authentications. Authentication is supported when WebSphere Portal and the specified Web server are on the same domain. If a specified Web address requires authentication, the user can specify the authentication parameters in Web Page, allowing Web Page to authenticate with the specified Web address. This prevents the user from being required to enter the user name and password every time this page is accessed.

 

Using Web Page

Authentication is not required to access this portlet. However, authentication options for the Web address to be displayed can be specified in Edit mode of the portlet.

 

Test assumptions

Single sign on for Web Page only supports Web addresses in the same domain as WebSphere Portal.

 

Set up Web Page

 

Client requirements

This portlet supports browsers capable of rendering HTML markup. The following table provides detailed information.

Markup level HTML 4.01 Strict
Java applet 1.1 applets
JavaScript 1.2

 

<iframe> Yes

 

Style sheets Portal styles only
Software This portlet has been tested on the following browsers:

  • Internet Explorer V5.5, 6.0
  • Netscape V6.x, 7.x
  • Opera 7.x
  • Mozilla 1.x
Accessibility Yes

 

Server requirements

There are no special server requirments.

 

Deployment/Installation

There are no special installation instructions.

Note: This portlet is not supported as a remote WSRP service.

 

Configuration parameters

Configure these parameters in Edit mode:

Parameter Value
Title Title for the web page portlet.
URL URL of the web address to be displayed.
Width & Height Width and height to be used for the portlet on the Portal page.
Authentication Type Basic and form-based authentication types are supported.
Credential Vault Slot Select an existing slot, or create a new one.

 

 

Known limitations

Basic authentication support will expose the user ID and password in the HTML source because of the limitation in iFrame portlet. You can create a Web clipping portlet to avoid this problem; see the Web clipping documentation in the WebSphere Portal Information Center for details. Single sign-on for basic authentication will only work with browsers that support URLs of the format...

http://user:password@server.com

It will not work with browsers that do not support the above URL pattern. A known browser that does not support the above pattern is Microsoft Internet Explorer, after applying the MS04-004 Cumulative Security Update.

The Portal Server and the login URL must be in the same domain when using form based authentication. Use the domain names while accessing the Portal Server and while specifying the login URL instead of IP address.

Web Page portlet supports form based authentication only for forms that are submitted using GET method, which means the userid, password and any additional parameters required for authentication are appended to the URL. The POST method is not supported.

To determine if the form method is GET or POST, you can open the login page directly in a browser and then do a "View Source". If these limitations cannot be circumvented, consider using the Web Clipping portlet.

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