User Authentication in ADF BC

Question

Hi,
I am trying to understand "how to authenticate the database(or application) user and retain the connection for later pages in ADF BC application".
I downloaded the famous SRDEMO from oracle and now working on it.
As I understand :
It runs the index.jspx page which just has the following code :
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='windows-1252'?>
<jsp:root xmlns:jsp="http://java.sun.com/JSP/Page" version="2.0">
<jsp:scriptlet>
response.sendRedirect("faces/app/SRWelcome.jspx");
</jsp:scriptlet>
</jsp:root>
it calls the SRWelcome.jspx but when I see the SRWelcome.jspx I do not see the actual code as I see when I run the application.I do not find any include file statement which ask for username and password.
Questions :
1. How SRDEMO calls the login page which asks the username and password and later use it in other pages?
2. Is there exists any document which describe How user connection(userid and password) information is authenticated and preserve later in other pages of the ADF applicaton?
3. Is there exists any example which does the database user authentication instead of application user authentication in ADF BC and used in later forms?
4. Is there exists some pre-login( on-logon) triggers kind of stuff in ADF as it was in forms?
PS: I don't have experienced in ADF but in Oracle Forms so looking for the same kind of simple authentication functionality in ADF.
Best Regards
Anurag Vidyarthi

Answer 1

Hi,
How SRDEMO calls the login page which asks the username and password and later use it in other pages?
Its using container managed security: Look at infrastructure/SRLogin.jspx
Is there exists any document which describe How user connection(userid and password) information is authenticated and preserve later in other pages of the ADF applicaton?
In container managed authentication, the username can be accessed from the JSf external context. The password isn't
Is there exists any example which does the database user authentication instead of application user authentication in ADF BC and used in later forms?
Yes, you can configure container managed authentication to use a custom JAAS LoginModule instead
http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/jdev/howtos/10g/jaassec/index.htm
Is there exists some pre-login( on-logon) triggers kind of stuff in ADF as it was in forms?
Using ADF Business Components that would be the prepareSession() method that is called on the application module
Frank