Authentication : SSO & WWV_CUSTOM-F_ security-group _ app_id

Question

Hi,
In my application express application a user is authenticated by measn of single sign on.
So when a user goes to 'http://myhost/pls/apex/f?p=101:1' he is redirected to the SSO server and when validated is redirected to 'http://myhost/pls/apex/f?p=101:1:sessionid'
Now when the user clicks on a bookmark to a page to page 2 from the application; 'http://myhost/pls/apex/f?p=101:2' he will get redirected to the SSO server again.
and when validated he goes to 'http://myhost/pls/apex/f?p=101:2:othersessionid'
Is there a way to get the same sessionid for this second session as the first ?
I thought I could be a piece of code implemented in the page sentry function
with references to
- apex_custom_auth.get_session_id_from_cookie
and -apex_custom_auth.get_username
However, I know that the latter is not available so I can't use apex_custom_auth.post_login
The former should be available by means of the WWV_CUSTOM-F cookie, or is this even not the case ?
Thanks in advance

Answer 1

Art,
You might be able to use the Session Verification Function in the authentication scheme. I was thinking that this was unavailable for use when you use SSO, but you can try it.
Code it as a function like:declare l_session number;
begin
if apex_application.g_instance is null then
  l_session := owa_cookie.get('COOKIE-NAME').vals(1);
  apex_custom_auth.set_session_id(l_session);
end if;
return true;
end;[pre]
Good luck.
Scott