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To control the cards displayed in the Authentication Cards section, see
Card Display" on page
To configure the Identity Server to use your custom pages, see
main.jsp File" on page
To view a sample custom page with these modifications, see
nidp.jsp File with Custom Credentials," on page
Customizing the Card Display
The easiest method to control what appears in the Authentication Cards section is not by modifying
the
content.jsp
card. If this option is not selected, the card does not appear in the Authentication Cards section. Each
contract has an associated card. For information on modifying the card options, see
"Configuring Authentication Contracts," on page
Continue with one of the following:
To modify what appears in the credential frame, continue with
Frame" on page 36
To configure the Identity Server to use your custom pages, see
File" on page
Customizing the Credential Frame
The most common reason for modifying the
other than the user's name. To do this, you need to create a method that sets up the appropriate query
so that the user can be found in the user store with an identifier other than the username. You then
need to create a contract that uses this method. You also need to modify the prompt in the
login.jsp
1 Create a method with the appropriate query:
1a In the Administration Console, click Devices > Identity Servers > Edit > Local > Methods.
1b Click New, then specify a Display Name.
1c In the drop-down menu for classes, select a class that is a username/password class.
1d Leave the Identifies User option enabled, and configure the user store option according to
your needs.
1e In the Properties section, click New, then specify the following values:
Property Name:
Property Value:
This property is defined so that it queries the user store for the attribute you want to use
rather than the cn attribute (in this case, the mail attribute of the person class). Change
mail to the name of the attribute in your user store that you want to use for the user
identifier.
The
change this to something like
custom login page.
For more information on how to use this property, see
1f In the Properties section, click New, then specify the following values:
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file. It is by using the Show Card option that appears on the definition of each
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page to match the identifier you are prompting for.
Query
(objectclass=person)(mail=%Ecom_User_ID%)
variable is the default variable name on the login page. You can
%Ecom_User_ID%
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page is to prompt the users for an identifier
login.jsp
if you also change the value in your
%EMail_Address%
"Query Property" on page
"Customizing the
"Adding Logic to the
Section A.2, "Custom
Section 2.4,
"Customizing the Credential
"Adding Logic to the main.jsp
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