QAT WEBDAPTIVE FAQ

How does the WebDaptive Authorization Service help me secure my web application?

The authorization service can implement a single sign on for one application or an entire enterprise of applications. These services also provide for the lookup and retrieval of groups defined in the directory, which can then be used to implement simple application security.

Can I use the WebDaptive Session Service to simulate a server-side session?

Yes. Logging into WebDaptive will create a user session on the server with a unique, hard-to-predict id. This session is used to identify the user and store session-scope application state. User sessions also time out after a configurable interval of inactivity, requiring a re-authentication of the user.

How does the WebDaptive Session Service help integrate my applications?

The WebDaptive Session Service provides a way to store and retrieve application data for a particular user session or to share common data across multiple applications regardless of technology.

How does the WebDaptive AJAX Communications Client help me build better web applications?

WebDaptive provides a communications client allowing for any SOAP web service, XML service or HTTP service to be consumed both synchronously and asynchronously. These browser clients and related services enable your application to make high performance data requests.

Do I have to use any particular technology to take advantage of WebDaptive?

Any web technology can take advantage of the WebDaptive UI framework, templates and utility functions. The WebDaptive Services can be integrated with any application, package, device and programming language that can send and receive SOAP messages. With WebDaptive, you also can integrate those different technologies into a seamless, attractive web user interface.

What browsers will the WebDaptive framework support?

The WebDaptive framework will work with most Modern Web browsers that support XmlHttp (Internet Explorer 5.0+, Safari 1.2, Mozilla 1.0 / Firefox, and Netscape 7). However, the technology used to implement the application parts may have itsown requirements.