An authentication alias is a feature
that encrypts the password used by the adapter to access the SAP server.
The adapter can use it to connect to the SAP server instead
of using a user ID and password stored in an adapter property.
Before you begin
To create an authentication alias, you must have access to
the administrative console. The following procedure shows you how
to gain access to the administrative console through
IBM® Integration Designer.
If you are using the administrative console directly (without going
through
IBM Integration Designer),
log in to the administrative console and skip to step
2.
About this task
Using an authentication alias eliminates the need to store
the password in clear text in an adapter configuration property, where
it might be visible to others.
To create an authentication alias,
use the following procedure.
Procedure
- Start the administrative console.
To start
the administrative console through IBM Integration Designer,
perform the following steps:
- In the Business Integration perspective of IBM Integration Designer,
click the Servers tab.
- If the server does not show a status of Started,
right-click the name of the server (for example, IBM Business Process Manager or WebSphere® Enterprise Service Bus)
and click Start.
- Right-click the name of the server and click Run administrative console.
- Log on to the administrative console. If your administrative
console requires a user ID and password, type the ID and password
and click Log in. If the user ID and password
are not required, click Log in.
- In the administrative console,
click .
- Under Authentication, click .
- Create an authentication alias.
- In the list of J2C authentication aliases that is displayed,
click New.
- In the Configuration tab, type
the name of the authentication alias in the Alias field.
- Type the user ID and password that are required to establish
a connection to the SAP server.
- Optionally type a description of the alias.
- Click OK.
The newly
created alias is displayed.
The full name of the alias contains
the node name and the authentication alias name you specified. For
example, if you create an alias on the node widNode with the name
ProductionServerAlias, then the full name is widNode/ProductionServerAlias.
This full name is the one you use in subsequent configuration windows.
- Click Save, and then click Save again.
Results
You have created an authentication alias, which you can use
when you configure the adapter properties.