Re: APEX developer login question

Thanks for your help. I decided to go with Database level logins as all our developers have database accounts anyways.

On Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 7:33 AM Ilmar Kerm <ilmar.kerm_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> Yes, this feature was added quite a few years ago. Works good and supports
> all the same built in authentication mechanisms as authentication for apps.
> I've been using LDAP and HTTP header authentication for workspace login.
> But you need to add users to the workspace first, with the same username
> as the authentication scheme returns.
> You need to create workspace users in each workspace on the APEX side - on
> LDAP side they are of course the same user.
>
> Quick google returned a few tutorials:
>
> http://info.aimstar.com/blog/configuring-ldap-authentication-for-oracle-apex-workspaces
> How to Configure LDAP Authentication for Workspaces in APEX 5.0 (Doc ID
> 2035320.1)
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 4:14 PM Jeff Chirco <backseatdba_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> We have AD authentication working for our Apps. But I was referring to
>> Workspace login to develop the app.
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 14, 2020 at 10:51 AM Noveljic Nenad <
>> nenad.noveljic_at_vontobel.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Jeff,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> We run Apex on Tomcat. We’ve configured the Kerberos authentication
>>> according to the Tomcat manual, for example
>>> https://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-8.0-doc/windows-auth-howto.html.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Then we configured the Kerberos authentication scheme in the application
>>> builder/shared components.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> This is an external authentication, so no user administration in Apex.
>>> User name will be stored in v('APP_USER') which you can use in the
>>> authorization scheme.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Nenad
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> https://nenadnoveljic.com/blog/
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org <oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org> *On
>>> Behalf Of *Jeff Chirco
>>> *Sent:* Mittwoch, 14. Oktober 2020 17:50
>>> *To:* oracle-l-freelist <oracle-l_at_freelists.org>
>>> *Subject:* APEX developer login question
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Is it possible for the APEX developer login to a workspace be
>>> authenticated via database or Active Directory accounts instead of an APEX
>>> account? I couldn't find any documentation on this.
>>>
>>> Part 2 - can an account be shared among different work spaces? Right now
>>> I am creating two accounts to use for two different workspaces.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Jeff
>>>
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