5.3 OracleAS Single Sign-On Components Used By Oracle Forms

The following software components in OracleAS are involved when running Forms applications in OracleAS Single Sign-On mode:

• Oracle Application Server Single Sign-On Server - an authentication Service in Oracle Application Server that uses Oracle Internet Directory to store user names and passwords

• mod_osso - The HTTP module mod_osso simplifies the authentication process by serving as the sole partner application to the Oracle Application Server Single Sign-On server, rendering authentication transparent for Oracle Application Server applications. OracleAS Forms Services and OracleAS Reports Services use mod_osso to register as a partner application to the Oracle Application Server Single Sign-On Server

• Oracle Internet Directory - A LDAP v3 compliant directory server that stores user login information. An LDAP server is a special database that is optimized for read access.

• Forms Servlet - The OracleAS Forms Services component that accepts the initial user request to start a Forms application. The Forms Servlet detects if an application requires OracleAS Single Sign-On, directs the request to the OracleAS Single Sign-On Server and accesses the Oracle Internet Directory to obtain the database connect information.

• formsweb.cfg - The Forms configuration file that contains the parameters to enable a Forms application for OracleAS Single Sign-On. The formsweb.cfg file is located in the forms/server directory of an Oracle Application Server installation.