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Alfresco Mobile call authentication component on each action

pritesh_shah17 — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 05:44:44 GMT

Hello All,I am using Alfresco mobile app in Andriod and iPhone.I have my Alfresco server up and running. I was just debugging for one issue and I found that on every click/tap on alfresco mobile app, it calls authentication component (AuthenticationComponentImpl.java or LDAPAuthenticationComponentIm

Re: Alfresco Mobile call authentication component on each action

mikeh — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 11:12:27 GMT

The app doesn't maintain an authentication session other than credentials for HTTP Basic auth. Hence they are sent each time.

If we were to use the TICKET system, the app would have to be refactored to regenerate a valid session on ticket expiry - and ideally replay the network request. This isn't something that's currently on the roadmap.

Thanks,
Mike

Re: Alfresco Mobile call authentication component on each action

pritesh_shah17 — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 16:12:07 GMT

Thank you Mike for quick reply.
I think its overhead to call authentication on every action, anyways its answers my question. Thanks a lot