Steps for developing a web application using ArcotID Javascript client

Products

• CA Rapid App Security
• CA Advanced Authentication
• CA API Gateway

Issue/Introduction

Question:

How to develop a web application using ArcotID Javascript client?

 

Environment:  

Authminder: 8.0

JS library: 6.0.6

 

Answer: 

Below code snippet can be used as a reference while developing an application using ArcotID Javascript library:-

1. To initialize the ArcotID Javascript client, client type should be set as Javascript:

function initArcotIDClient()

{

//Create the Arcot client

arcotClient = new ArcotClient();

arcotClient.setAttribute("clientType", "Javascript");

// The clientBaseURL is the location where the client (Flash, applet, or ActiveX) is present.

arcotClient.setAttribute("clientBaseURL", clientPath);

// This callback is invoked when the client is loaded successfully

arcotClient.setAttribute("clientReadyCallback", clientReady);

// Check whether the client is supported on the browser

arcotClient.write("ArcotIDClient");

}

 

2. To download or import the ArcotID using the client to the desired location (memory, hard disk, or USB)

var ret = arcotClient.ImportArcotID(document.mainform.arcotID.value, downloadType,arcotIDUserName);

Reference file: <sample application>/flow/ArWFDownloadArcotID.jsp

 

3. To authenticate using the ArcotID client to the desired location (memory, hard disk, or USB)

document.mainform.signedChallenge.value =

arcotClient.SignChallengeEx2(GetArcotIDChallenge(), pwd, user, 

document.mainform.appcontext.value, org);

Reference file: <sample application>/flow/ArWFArcotIDAuthenticate.jsp

 

Additional Information 

More details about ArcotID Client is explained in Invoking ArcotID PKI Client on Web Page

Environment

Release: ARCWFT05900-8-Arcot-WebFort-for Windows
Component: