| DESCRIPTION |
The REMOTE APPLICATION file was introduced as part of the Broker Security
a one-way hash of a secure phrase. Identification of an entry in the file
is based on the application passing in the original phrase which is then
hashed and used for a cross-reference lookup. The application must have at
least one entry in the CALLBACKTYPE sub-file indicating a connection type,
a valid address for the authenticating server, and a connection port
number. This information is necessary for the remote server to directly
connect the authenticating server to obtain the demographic information
necessary to create or match the visitor entry in the NEW PERSON file
(#200). The application will also specify the desired context option for
the user and this will be given to the remote visitor instead of the
Enhancement to secure access via the remote user or visitor approach by
application having to figure out how to set this value.
GUI applications (formerly known as the CAPRI approach for the first
application to use this access style). The remote visitor access permits
applications where users need to access a large number of sites to do so
without requiring a separate access code and verify code at each site.
Following the Broker Security Enhancement, applications will be able to
use the remote visitor access only if they have an entry in this file with
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