JD, I have some thoughts to add to the CAC puzzle.
I would expect you to log into a Windows desktop using your smartcard, identifying you as an authenticated user with an account in the Active Directory, and then access the Midtier using integrated Windows authentication (IWA), ie. signing on in a secure fashion that, if not secure, would imply every Windows network is insecure. If your organisation uses Sharepoint then it's likely you're already using IWA, so accessing Midtier in this way is no different to accessing Sharepoint. I've looked at the devtech solution and it's not a plugin for the Midtier but the Windows User Tool, which is an entirely different problem. It also uses a Java AREA Plugin, which means it can't be put on the areahub and used in conjunction with the BMC AREA LDAP plugin (or at least, if the design hasn't changed in 7.6.04). Nice work though devtech, a good set of example code. John _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org attend wwrug11 www.wwrug.com ARSList: "Where the Answers Are"
