topic Named User requirement vs AGOL Proxy Service and Resource Proxy in ArcGIS Online Developers Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-developers-questions/named-user-requirement-vs-agol-proxy-service-and/m-p/539966#M639 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>The <A href="https://github.com/Esri/resource-proxy">Resource Proxy documentation</A> says that "In general, it is not permitted to embed credentials in a resource proxy for the purpose of bypassing Named User authentication (i.e. the principle that each end-user must have their own unique login)."</P><P></P><P>If that's true, then why is it permissible to use the ArcGIS Online Proxy Services and the aforementioned Resource Proxy to access services like the AGOL routing service or geoenrichment services? Aren't all of those things normally accessed through a Named User login in AGOL?</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 20 May 2020 04:31:04 GMT ZianChoy 2020-05-20T04:31:04Z Named User requirement vs AGOL Proxy Service and Resource Proxy https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-developers-questions/named-user-requirement-vs-agol-proxy-service-and/m-p/539966#M639 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>The <A href="https://github.com/Esri/resource-proxy">Resource Proxy documentation</A> says that "In general, it is not permitted to embed credentials in a resource proxy for the purpose of bypassing Named User authentication (i.e. the principle that each end-user must have their own unique login)."</P><P></P><P>If that's true, then why is it permissible to use the ArcGIS Online Proxy Services and the aforementioned Resource Proxy to access services like the AGOL routing service or geoenrichment services? Aren't all of those things normally accessed through a Named User login in AGOL?</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 20 May 2020 04:31:04 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-developers-questions/named-user-requirement-vs-agol-proxy-service-and/m-p/539966#M639 ZianChoy 2020-05-20T04:31:04Z Re: Named User requirement vs AGOL Proxy Service and Resource Proxy https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-developers-questions/named-user-requirement-vs-agol-proxy-service-and/m-p/539967#M640 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><A class="link-titled" href="https://developers.arcgis.com/documentation/core-concepts/security-and-authentication/limitations-of-application-authentication/" title="https://developers.arcgis.com/documentation/core-concepts/security-and-authentication/limitations-of-application-authentication/">Limitations of App Login | ArcGIS for Developers</A>&nbsp; says:</P><P>"Tokens obtained by applications may read premium content and services hosted by Esri and consume credits on behalf of the application organization."</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 03 Jun 2020 16:55:25 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-developers-questions/named-user-requirement-vs-agol-proxy-service-and/m-p/539967#M640 ZianChoy 2020-06-03T16:55:25Z