Authentication Dialog

Author: Hirohisa Mori / joshua at globalbase.org + [Transrate]Reiko Inoue Bendtsen c/o Suzaku Translations / (http://www.suzaku-translations.com/) +

WINDOW

Figure Authentication Dialog

ウィンドウパーツ

Window Structure

Preamble Dialog Panel
Service Dialog Panel

ENVIRONMENT

Available Menus: None

EXPLANATION

Figure Authentification Icon in the Displayed Coordinates Tab at the Lower Part of the Main Window

If coordinate systems listed in the Displayed Coordinates tab as display targets contain contents requiring authentication, an authentication icon appears at the line of the corresponding coordinate system Fig.(Authentification Icon in the Displayed Coordinates Tab at the Lower Part of the Main Window) . Click this authentication icon to open the Authentication dialog Fig.(Authentication Dialog) to perform authentication operation. If the authentication succeeeds, the authentication icon in the Displayed Coordinates tab disappears and the target contents are displayed. This section explains the structure of the Authentication dialog and how to authenticate contents.

Figure Each Part of the Authentication Dialog

Fig.(Each Part of the Authentication Dialog) shows each component of the Authentication dialog. The dialog is largely divided into the Preamble Dialog panel and the Service Dialog panel. The Preamble Dialog panel deals with overall authentication and contains the Cancel and Authenticate buttons for deciding whether or not to authenticate all contents. Under the panel, one or more Service Dialog panels follow.

The Service Dialog panels are used to specify authentification settings for individual "services" that send various contents once they are authenticated. Some coordinate systems combine content provided by multiple services and/or multiple contents provided by individual services. In such cases, there are multiple services and multiple Service Dialog panels thus appear. In the case of Fig.(Each Part of the Authentication Dialog) , only one Service Dialog panel is shown.

In the following, each part is explained in the order of authentication operation.

Title/Description ( Explanation)
This area provides the title or short description of the service in question. In Fig.(Each Part of the Authentication Dialog) , the title "Old Maps of Kyoto" is shown. You can confirm the service contents in this area.
Details Button
This button is enabled if a Website containing detailed information about the service contents is available. Click this button to launch a WWW browser to jump to the page containing the explanation.
Service Name
This is the code given to a service. The system identifies services by their codes. You can use it as an indication to check whether a given service is something you requested or not.
Authentication Type
This is a keyword indicating the authentication method. As of the current version, ver.B.b16, the following two authentication methods are supported.
- fix-user-passwd
- localhost-root
Note that localhost-root does not allow normal users to view the contents provided by the service. Thus, in practice, only fix-user-passwd appears in this dialog. More authentication methods will be implemented in the near future.
Status
The status indicates the current authentication condition.
- Required Some contents require authentication and the server requests authentication. This status may also indicate that no authentication operation has so far been performed.
- Failure This indicates that some contents require authentication and authentication has failed once.
- Success This indicates that authentication succeeded and the contents are currently available for viewing.
Next to each of these states, a valid/invalid pull-down menu shows the current authentication status on the client side. If Disable is shown in the menu, the client is not ready to send authentication information to the server. If Enable is shown in the menu, on the other hand, the client is ready to send information required for authentication to the server.
Select the Enable option to validate the service and authenticate the contents.
User Name/Password
The User Name/Password text boxes currently shown contain information required for fix-user-passwd authentication type services. Enter the user name and password information you obtained from the server administrator or similar in advance.
Cancel and Authenticate Buttons in the Preamble Dialog
Lastly, click the Authenticate button to start authentication. If the authentication succeeds, the Authentication icon in Fig.(Authentification Icon in the Displayed Coordinates Tab at the Lower Part of the Main Window) disappears Fig.(Main Window after Authentication, the Authentication Icon Disappears) . If the authentication fails, however, the Authentication icon appears again; you can click the Authentication icon to try to authenticate again.
Click the Cancel button if authentication should not be performed.

Figure Main Window after Authentication, the Authentication Icon Disappears

Even if several services are displayed, it is not required to select Enable for all the services. If services are provided at several levels, Enable should only be selected for required contents. It is risky to Enable contents indiscriminately; the more contents are made valid, the more personal information is sent to the server side.

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