Login to ArcGIS Server Secured Services

[TomSellsted]

Greetings!  I am working on a JS API app that uses some secured ArcGIS Server services.  The IdentityManager does work well for this purpose, but I am using a Windows Domain for my user store and the app users have to type in a complete domain\username to be able to properly log in.  This is not a big deal on a desktop, but it is much more difficult from an iPhone.

Is there a way to bypass the IdentityManager and save the username, so they don't have to type it in? They would still need to type in a password?

Thanks very much!

[JonathanUihlein]

What about local storage or a cookie?

This would require a user to log in once, but you could save the username for future logins on that device.

[TomSellsted]

I would definitely use local storage or a cookie, but how do I populate the IdentityManager with the username?

[JonathanUihlein]

Check out the Esri JSAPI documentation, there's alot of samples and tutorials for you to digest.

This sample uses local storage.... This is probably the one you're after:
https://developers.arcgis.com/en/javascript/jssamples/widget_identitymanager_client_side.html

Here's another sample about using the Identity Manager:
https://developers.arcgis.com/en/javascript/jssamples/widget_identitymanager.html

Hopefully this helps!
Let me know if you have any more questions and don't forget to mark this thread as answered when you are completely satisfied!

[TomSellsted]

I have used both of these examples.  This is not what I am looking for.  I am trying to populate the username field of the IdentityManager and have the user key their password to login.

[JonathanUihlein]

Why can't you use javascript to populate the username input element directly via DOM manipulation?

You know the id of the input element ahead of time so you can push a username into the value of that element from local storage. (Heck you can even use dijit.byId)

Can you explain why this wouldn't work?

[TomSellsted]

That is what I am trying to do.  I guess I don't know the id of the username input element presented by the IdentityManager.  I would use the on-create event of the IdentityManager to populate the username input field.  I am sure I am going to dope slap my forehead, but it has eluded me.  Thanks for your help!

[JonathanUihlein · Accepted solution]

OK great! I had wrongfully assumed you had tried this method first as it is the easiest and most straight forward... my apologies.

Using the sample page as a demo:
http://developers.arcgis.com/en/javascript/samples/widget_identitymanager/

Using Firebug, I can see that the id of the input element is 'dijit_form_ValidationTextBox_0'

I can edit the value of the text field like so:

dijit.byId("dijit_form_ValidationTextBox_0").set("value", "jonuihlein");

Screenshot also attached.

Let me know if you have any more questions and don't forget to mark this thread as answered when you are completely satisfied!

[TomSellsted]

Jon,

Perfect!  You probably did hear me dope slap my forehead.  I use FireBug too.  I need to spend some time inspecting the HTML elements.  Thanks very much!

Best Regards,

Tom

[TomSellsted]

The dialog-create event fires before the dialog is created.  I have not been able to figure out how to populate the field as the dialog is presented.  Any ideas of what event I need to listen for?