Meap; Function Overview; Login Service And User Authentication Method - Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE C3330 Series Service Manual

MEAP

Function Overview

■ Overview of System
MEAP (Multifunctional Embedded Application Platform) is an application platform (execution platform) that allows the user to
execute an application written in the Java language on a Java virtual machine installed on the device.
In this chapter, a device with MEAP is called a device supporting MEAP, and an application which runs on MEAP is called a
MEAP application.
MEAP applications are installed on a MEAP device to provide various functions to the device.

Login Service and User Authentication Method

A login service is a service for authenticating users when they use a device that supports MEAP. An authentication method of a
login service is called a "user authentication method".
Preinstalled Login Services
Login service User authentication method
User Authentication Local Device Authentication
Server Authentication and Local De-
vice Authentication
No Authentication
DepartmentID Au- Department ID
thentication
Login service management is performed on the [Enhanced System Application Management] screen of Service Management
Service (hereinafter referred to as "SMS").
Management of user authentication method is performed on the user management screen of each login service.
■ User Authentication (UA)
● Overview
It is a login service that consolidates the existing SSO-H, DA (Default Authentication), and AMS (Access Management System),
and has the following features.
• The following two authentication methods can be selected.
• "Server Authentication + Local Device Authentication"
• "Local Device Authentication"
• An Active Directory or LDAP server can be used as the destination server for server authentication.
● PC Environment of Administrator Users and General Users
The environment required for using a device operated with User Authentication from a PC on a network is indicated below.
OS of the PC and Other Environments
Operating System
Windows XP Professional SP3
Windows Vista SP2
Windows 7 SP1
Windows 8
Windows 8.1
Mac OS X Lion
Mac OS X Mountain Lion
Mac OS X Mavericks
Mac OS X Yosemite
An authentication method that can only be used by users registered in the
database inside the device (enabled at the time of shipment).
Authentication using an authentication server on a network can be used in
addition to Local Device Authentication.
All functions can be used without authentication, but since all settings can
be used, a security risk is involved.
Authentication is performed with department ID.
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Java Runtime Environment
Java Runtime Environment 8
Java Platform Standard Edition 7
2. Technology