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Foundation includes the User
Manager component, which allows administrators to maintain a database
for all users and groups. This database is synchronized with one
or more third-party user directories. User Manager provides authentication,
authorization, and user management for services.
User Manager enables Single Sign-On (SSO). SSO allows users to
log in by using the Microsoft Windows® authentication
mechanism without needing to authenticate. The users can use out-of-box
LiveCycle user interfaces such as Workspace or Administration Console.
SSO extends to PDF forms rendered within Adobe Reader that leverage
web services for prepopulation, look-ups, and data submission. In
these cases, the authentication token is leveraged to authenticate the
web service call. The same pattern is applied to applications that
are built using Flex and remoting to call services that are part
of LiveCycle.
Foundation authenticates any user who works with LiveCycle. User
Manager implements role-based access control so that administrators
can associate users and groups with roles that are already part
of the User Manager database. Role-based access control requires
access rights to be assigned to roles instead of to individual users.
Using the User Management pages in Administration Console, administrators
assign appropriate roles to users or groups.
Administrators can create custom roles and associate them with
existing permissions. They can also add new users to the database
through the Administration Console.
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