connect to secure map services

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July 13, 2016 13:24

Hello All -

 

I seem to be having trouble understand how Rest Manger in Geoccortex Essentials wants to connect to my secure map services. To me, the help isn't helpful, but maybe I am miss-understanding something. 

 

I have a secure map service, that is secured by ArcGIS Server, so therefore my security is ArcGIS Server with Authtication set to ArcGIS Tokens. What I don't get from the help file is how the connection is supposed to be made. I think I am using the correct menu shoice, but I am not understanding how Rest Manager wants the connection. 

 

do I put in my ArcGIS User Name and Password, then the URL to the token site, but where does the token come in?  Do I pre-generate a token and append it to the URL? 

 

I need an example connection page for this type of set up. kind of the KISS approach.

 

 

 

Thanks for the help.

 

Joe

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  Dan Giersz

  July 13, 2016 13:32

  We use token security by user and only put in the username and password.

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  Permanently deleted user

  July 13, 2016 13:43

  I tired that but it came back with connection failed. 

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  Dan Giersz

  July 13, 2016 15:10

  What version of GE are you on?  I would check the section of the Admin Guide regarding the Enhancement Proxy.  I think there are extra requirements for secured services when using that proxy.

   

   

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  Permanently deleted user

  July 14, 2016 02:39

  I also found the help on this topic less than helpful, but got some insight from a colleague.

   

  Our solution has three parts, all of which revolve around the use of a service account (we created a service account to be used as the ArcGIS Server account).

  1. Grant the service account permission to access the secured service.
  2. Set the Essentials app pools identity so they run as the service account.
  3. Connect to the secured service using web tier (configured credentials) and use the credentials of the service account.

  I think I understand why this works, but I could be wrong so I won't try to explain. Perhaps someone from Latitude will be along shortly to explain some flaw in thsi approach, but for now it is working for us.

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