Hello Folks,
I have a J2EE web application running on WebSphere which I want to port to WebAS 6.40. Currently, my Web App on IBM WebSphere has a login screen which authenticates its users against LDAP server.
I have my WebAS set up and configured to use LDAP for user management. Now, my question is, can I have my login page (custom made JSP belonging to my web app, not the EP login) take the username/pwd from the request object and validate it against the LDAP using any UME features?
I know that UME offers an API with which you can validate using IUser, checkPersmissions(..) etc.. but that is done when you make you web app start with a login page of the Enterprise Portal (not that one that's custom made), by typically checking the "Authenticate" box of webdynpro etc.
I am guessing UME offers such a feature where you can provide it a username/pwd combination and it validates against the LDAP and gives me a boolean as return if it validated successfully or not.
Any pointers appreciated.
Kiran