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CSF User authorization properties description (for use with the uaws and the rolesws web services)

1. roles.proxy.user:
   • Description:  A string containing the ROLES DB proxy user that is used by the CSF authorization service.  This is assigned by the ROLES DB administrator.  Current values are: REG$PRD, REG$TST, SFS$PRD, SFS$TST, GRAD$PRD, GRAD$TST.  Verify with your team leader as to which proxy user you should use.
   • Example:  roles.proxy.user=SFS$TST.
   • Usage:  Required.
   • Dependencies:  None
2. roles.function.category:
   • Description:  A string containing the application defined ROLES DB 3 or 4 character catagory.  The 3 or 4 character catagory is assigned by the ROLES DB administrator.  The current valid categories are REG, SFS and GRAD.  Once you have selected the category, you must use it's corresponding proxy user.
   • Usage:  Required.
   • Example:  roles.function.category=SFS.
   • Dependencies:
       Will only be used if local.authentication=false or local.mitroles has not been used.  This will override the default
       category (REG) used by the uaws webservice when retrieving the user's roles from the ROLES DB.
3. roles.function.function:
   • Description:  A string containing the application defined ROLES DB 3 character function.  The 3 character function is assigned by the ROLES DB administrator.
   • Usage:  Optional.
   • Example:  local.mitroles.function=SSB.
   • Dependencies:  If specified, this property will only be used if local.authentication=false or local.mitroles is not used.
4. webservices.mitrolesws.proxy.user:
   • Description:  A ROLES DB proxy user that will be used by the uaws webservice when retreiving the user's authorizations.  The ROLES proxy user is assigned by the ROLES DB administrator.
   • Usage:  Required.  Used only with the WebServiceRoleswsSao listAuthorizationsByCriteria method.
   • Example:  webservices.mitrolesws.proxy.user=REG$PRD.
   • Dependencies:  None
5. webservices.mitroles.url:
   • Description:  The URL to the uaws webservice.
   • Usage:  Required.
   • Example:  webservices.mitroles.url=https://uaws-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/uaws/services/ua.
   • Dependencies:  None
6. webservices.mitrolesws.url:
   • Description:  The URL to the rolesws webservice.
   • Usage:  Required.
   • Example:  webservices.mitrolesws.url=https://rolesws-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/rolesws/services/roles.
   • Dependencies:  None
7. webservices.keyStore:
   • Description:  The Java keystore that is used to authenticate to the uaws webservice.
   • Usage:  Required.
   • Example:  webservices.keyStore=/certificates/keystores/registrar.jks.
   • Dependencies:  None
8. webservices.keyStorePassword:
   • Description:  The password for the Java keystore.  You can get the password from ops.
   • Usage:  Required.
   • Example:  webservices.keyStorePassword=changeit.
   • Dependencies:  None
9. webservices.trustStore:
   • Description:  The server trust store that is used to authenticate to the uaws webserver.  You can download the serverTrustStore.jks now.
   • Usage:  Required.
   • Example:  webservices.trustStore=/certificates/keystores/serverTrustStore.jks.
   • Dependencies:  None
10. webservices.trustStorePassword:
    • Description:  The password for the Java truststore.
    • Usage:  Required.
    • Example:  webservices.keyStorePassword=changeit.
    • Dependencies:  None