Loading user AD Groups at authentication and access them in portlets

[Milind N]

Hi All,

We are using WPS 6.1 and have a scenario. Most of our portlets needs users Group Information to process the contents. We use PUMA API to load users group information to process the contents.

Is it possible to load all "user groups" information or data at the time of authentication itself and then onward use it in the portlets. I was just readin through some PDF and came to know there are base attributes and minimum attributes that can be defined to be loaded at the time of authetication.

If that is possible i will appriciate any guidance on how to do it and how we can access them in the portlets.

This may help us to improve some performance, as almost 6 portlets on our first page of portal uses PUMA API to load the groups information and process the content.

Regards,
Milind N

[syphax213]

You should be able to store them in the user's session to be accessed more quickly.

*Matt Munse*

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[dhanjal...@gmail.com]

Hey Create the use grps thru WPS admin and create a XML file which
will contain users and roles and while login just parse the XML and
authenticate as runtime and if user is valid the put the values in the
portletContext or else create a token you are using StrutsPortlets and
set the user information and read in the PortalApplication.

Cheers