External Authentication
Overview
External authentication involves subverting FarCry's normal user directory model and replacing it with one of your own. This is useful if you don't want to manage multiple user directories and would prefer to keep directory information in the one place.
- Authentication Using an Existing MSSQL Application — This document is intended to help outline the requirements for adding a new UserDirectory via an external database. The methods described below were written with MSSQL in mind, but should work with databases that support views. It is assumed that you have good working knowledge of databases, the external database to link in particular.
- Setting up Active Directory — A how-to and sample code for setting up Active Directory as your default FarCry user directory.
- Using Windows NT Authentication — Before you can set up Active Directory or Windows Domain authentication you need to register NTAdmin.dll to enable ColdFusion to talk to Active Directory.
FarCry will allow for multiple user directories. That is, you can have users authenticating from more than one system. For example, the entire ogranisation from Active Directory, and external contractors through the local FarCry user directory.