Configuring a custom user class

By default, Rational® Asset Manager provides the LDAPUserInformationFactory class to work with an LDAP v3 registry. Rather than using this class or the default file-based security mechanisms, you can configure Rational Asset Manager to use a custom user class. To do so, place your UserInformationFactory class on the container's classpath, and designate its name on the Configuration page of the Rational Asset Manager web application.

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Although LDAP is a common user registry, it is possible that user information is provided from other types of registries; for example, file systems, services, content managers, and so on. Even in the case of LDAP, it is possible that the manner in which the information is stored is beyond the capabilities of the default user class to retrieve. Therefore, it is possible to utilize any class that extends the abstract CustomUserInformationFactory class.

To use a different class name, set its name in the Custom User Registry section of the Configuration page. You must have repository administrator permission to do this.


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