Application Authentication Mode

The type of authentication used for the Community Portal. See Login and database authentication.

Value

Mode

Description

1

Trusted IIS Login

Use the Synergetic Community Network Login name.

Note: Community members' Network Login names can be managed in the Community Maintenance - Other tab. See Managing Community Portal accounts in the Community Portal configuration manual.

2

Trusted IIS Login

Use the Synergetic Community ID.

3

Test Mode

Use the user ID defined in Test User ID.

4

Database Login

Use the user name and password stored in the Synergetic database.

Note: The user account must exist in the CommunityLogins database table. This can be managed in the Community Maintenance - Other tab. See Managing Community Portal accounts in the Community Portal configuration manual.

Database Server

The main SQL Server that holds data.

Database Name

The name of the main database.

Database Schema Finance

The name of the finance schema.

IgnoreAppRoleFlag

The value assigned to the IgnoreAppRoleFlag configuration setting.

Report Database Server

The name of the reports database server.

Reports Path

Location where reports are executed.

Note: This should be a local directory on the IIS server.

SQL User Name

SQL user name for the portal to authenticate to the SQL server.

Default setting: zSynergeticCommunityPortal

SQL User Password

Password for the portal to authenticate to the SQL server.

Test User ID

User ID to use when Authentication Mode is set to Test Mode.

PrefixDomainNameFlag

The value assigned to the PrefixDomainNameFlag configuration setting.

AdminUserNames

Comma-delimited list of user names to be used by administrators. Users logging in with these names are presented with access to the admin tab.

AdminUser-
Names_Comment

Instructions for enabling access to the Admin Panel in the Community Portal. You can either:

• Add your login/ID to the AdminUserNames field. See above.
• Apply SELECT permission to the SYS|CommunityPortalMaint security resource. See Group/User Security Maintenance - Groups View in the Synergetic System maintenance manual.

AuthenticationMode

Authentication mode used by the Community Portal.

Mode1_Comment to Mode15_Comment

Comment to explain the selected authentication mode type.

You can enable an authentication mode by replacing the numerical value of the Authentication mode key.

SAML Login Binding

Binding method used to send the login request to the IdP (third-party SAML based Identity Provider).

Methods include:

• REDIRECT (default)
• POST.

SAML Logout Binding

Binding method used to send the logout request to the IdP (third-party SAML based Identity Provider).

Methods include:

• REDIRECT (default)
• POST.

SAML Login Destination

IdP URL the authentication request can be sent to, originating from the SP (service provider).

SAML Logout Destination

Logout URL of the IdP, used to send the SAML logout request and terminate the session from the SP (service provider).

The endpoint must support Single Sign Out.

SAML Login X509 Certificate Path

Path of the SAML signing certificate used to authenticate the messages from the IdP.

Usual example (including tilde prefix): ~/Site/Certificates/yourcertname.crt

SAML Logout X509 Certificate Path

Path of the certificate used to sign the logout request being sent out to the IdP.

This is most likely a private key (.pfx file).

SAML Logout X509 Certificate Private Key Password

Private key used to utilise the certificate to the sign the request.

The key must be encoded using the Portal/SynWeb Configuration tool.

SAMLSP Issuer

Issuer URI which is sent with every request for the IdP to verify.

SAMLIDP User Home Page Url

URL of the login page of the IDP, used if there is a logout failure.

The link is used to redirect the user so they can logout manually.

MultiTenantApplicationFlag

The value assigned to the MultiTenantApplicationFlag configuration setting.

Database Pool Enabled Flag

Whether to allow database connection pooling. Type:

• True to enable database connection pooling
• False to disable database connection pooling.

Database Pool Size Max

Maximum number of connections allowed in the pool.

Database Pool Size Min

Minimum number of connections the pool must maintain.

Multi Subnet Failover Enabled Flag

Email Server Name

The name of the server used to email lost passwords to community members.

Email Server Port

The port of the email server.

Email User Name

Email account name.

Email Password

Email account password.

Note: Password is stored unencrypted.