React Front end API calls to .fcc login form page integration with Web Agent
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Issue/Introduction
Running a Web Agent on Apache, and protecting applications with HTML Form .fcc page, how is it possible to have a front-end API code that will send the authentication and authorization request to the Web Agent?
The front end is React.
How is it possible to run an Agent on the localhost loop?
Resolution
Indeed, the front-end APIs can send the requests to the .fcc page. The .fcc page can be customized too (1).
A Custom Authentication Scheme can also be used to make fit the authentication process closer to the needs of the APIs (2).
Further, out of the box, SiteMinder provides a sample of Front End Authentication Scheme, which sends credentials to a .fcc page (3).
Check these above references as guidance for the React code that will send info to the .fcc page.
Finally, an Agent can run on the loopback address when developing a Custom Agent (4).
It's technically possible to run a Web Agent on the loopback IP of the Policy Server, but we strongly don't recommend having this setting as a possible mix of libraries might lead to unexpected behavior. The use of a Custom Agent is the best way to go.
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