Authenticate-user Action Subject
The Authenticate-user is an action subject that allows an application to request a context system to authenticate a user. An application may optionally set the user logon name for the system to authenticate.
The user-mapping agent can map inputs and outputs for Authenticate-user action subjects supporting application specific user logon names. Eliminating the need for Authenticate-user action subject-specific mapping agents.
Authenticate-user subjects have the following attributes:
| Subject Label | "AuthenticateUser" |
| Subject Type | Action |
| Synchronization | N/A |
| Security | Authentication required to request or perform action |
| Subject Dependencies | None |
| Mapping Agent Coupon Value | None |
| Action Agent Coupon Value | -11 |
Authenticate-user subjects have the following standard context data items listed in the following table:
| Authenticate-User Input Data Item Name | Meaning | Data Type | Semantic Constraints on Values | Case Sensitivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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AuthenticateUser.In.ExpectedUserLogon.Suffix Name for mapping is:User.id.logon.Suffix where the value of Suffix is preserved when the name is created |
The logon name of the specific user that is expected to authenticate | ST | An empty string “” indicates that are not expecting any particular user | Value is case sensitive. For example, “ksmith” and “Ksmith” are two different logon id values. |
Authenticate-user action subjects have the following standard output data items. An Authenticate-user action agent needs to set the value for at least one of the items listed in the following table:
| Authenticate-User Output Data Item Name | Meaning | Data Type | Semantic Constraints on Values | Case Sensitivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AuthenticateUser.Ou.Status | Indicates whether user was successfully authenticated | ST | Success is represented by the string “Pass” and failure is represented by the string “Fail” | No |
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AuthenticateUser.Ou.Logon.Suffix Name for mapping is: User.id.logon.Suffixwhere the value of Suffix is preserved when the name is created |
Logon name of the user | ST | User’s logon name will be provided even if they could not be authenticated | Value is case sensitive. |
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AuthenticateUser.Ou.Name Name for mapping is: User.Co.Name |
Authenticated user’s name | XPN | May be an empty string “” if the user’s name is not known | No |