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Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2013 18:24:50 -0800
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Subject: Re: Authority Service questions
From: Mark Libucha <mlibucha@gmail.com>
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Thanks, Benjamin. Yes, that works. Much appreciated.

Mark


On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 4:24 PM, Benjamin Brandmeier <bdvlop@gmail.com>wrote:

> Evening Mark,
>
> you need to define authority connections.
> By calling the authority service with a given username (+domain) the
> defined source systems will be queried for the currently existing tokens
> (e.g. ACL-IDs). This happens every time a query is performed (Caching not
> counted).
>
> Please correct me if I'm wrong.
>
> Benjamin
>
>
>
> Mark Libucha <mlibucha@gmail.com> schrieb:
>
>> Thanks, Benjamin (and Karl). I have a follow up question...
>>
>> How does the authority service get populated with ACLs to begin with?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 10:56 AM, Benjamin Brandmeier <bdvlop@gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Mark,
>>>
>>> for further experiments:
>>> Try calling the webapp like this:
>>> http://localhost:8345/mcf-authority-service/UserACLs?username=qwefa
>>>
>>> Without the username I receive a 400.
>>>
>>> Benjamin
>>>
>>>
>>> 2013/11/7 Mark Libucha <mlibucha@gmail.com>
>>>
>>>> Hi there,
>>>>
>>>> Having problems getting my head around the MCF Authority Service.
>>>> Please just direct me to the documentation if this information is out there
>>>> already.
>>>>
>>>> Is this service (just) a webapp?
>>>>
>>>> If so, should running start-webapps.sh install/start it? (I have run
>>>> start-webapps.sh, but myhost:8345/mcf-authority-service/UserACLs gives me a
>>>> 404.)
>>>>
>>>> If it's not just a webapp, what else do I need to install/register?
>>>> That is, is something like mod-authz-annotate also required in addition to
>>>> the webapp?
>>>>
>>>> Assuming I'm using my own search engine output connector (not using
>>>> Solr) how does the search engine call the Authority Service? Via the JSON
>>>> API?
>>>>
>>>> Or should I just dive into the Solr plug-in source?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Mark
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks, Benjamin. Yes, that works. Much appreciated.<br><b=
r>Mark<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quot=
e">On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 4:24 PM, Benjamin Brandmeier <span dir=3D"ltr">&l=
t;<a href=3D"mailto:bdvlop@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">bdvlop@gmail.com</a=
>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>Evening Mark,<br>
<br>
you need to define authority connections. <br>
By calling the authority service with a given username (+domain) the define=
d source systems will be queried for the currently existing tokens (e.g. AC=
L-IDs). This happens every time a query is performed (Caching not counted).=
<br>

<br>
Please correct me if I&#39;m wrong.<br>
<br>
Benjamin<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><br>
<br>
Mark Libucha &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:mlibucha@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">ml=
ibucha@gmail.com</a>&gt; schrieb:<div><div class=3D"h5"><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rg=
b(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">

<div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div>Thanks, Benjamin (and Karl). I have a follow up =
question...<br><br></div>How does the authority service get populated with =
ACLs to begin with?<br><br></div>Thanks,<br><br>Mark<br><br></div><div clas=
s=3D"gmail_extra">

<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 10:56 AM, Benjami=
n Brandmeier <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:bdvlop@gmail.com" targ=
et=3D"_blank">bdvlop@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padd=
ing-left:1ex">

<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi Mark,<div><br></div><div>for further experiments:</div>=
<div>Try calling the webapp like this:=A0<a href=3D"http://localhost:8345/m=
cf-authority-service/UserACLs?username=3Dqwefa" target=3D"_blank">http://lo=
calhost:8345/mcf-authority-service/UserACLs?username=3Dqwefa</a></div>


<div><br></div><div>Without the username I receive a 400.</div><span><font =
color=3D"#888888"></font><div><font color=3D"#888888"><br></font></div><div=
>Benjamin</div></span></div><div><div><div class=3D"gmail_extra">
<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">2013/11/7 Mark Libucha <span dir=3D"ltr"=
>&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:mlibucha@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">mlibucha@gmail=
.com</a>&gt;</span><br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div>Hi there,<br><br>=
Having problems getting my head around the MCF Authority Service. Please ju=
st direct me to the documentation if this information is out there already.=
<br>


<br></div>Is this service (just) a webapp?<br>
<br>If so, should running start-webapps.sh install/start it? (I have run st=
art-webapps.sh, but myhost:8345/mcf-authority-service/UserACLs gives me a 4=
04.)<br><br></div>If it&#39;s not just a webapp, what else do I need to ins=
tall/register? That is, is something like mod-authz-annotate also required =
in addition to the webapp?<br>


<br>Assuming I&#39;m using my own search engine output connector (not using=
 Solr) how does the search engine call the Authority Service? Via the JSON =
API?<br><br>Or should I just dive into the Solr plug-in source?<br><br>


Thanks,<br><br>Mark<br></div>
</blockquote></div><br></div>
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