FAQs

How do I control user access to the portal?

For the client and client-direct components access is by default restricted to most areas, only information such as contact details and “about” information are unrestricted.

Both components share the ability to use a pre-populated user database (by means of an SQL script, e.g. sample.users.sql as a source of authentication (“prepopulated user authentication”), however if you wish to use a site-specific authentication mechanism (“bespoke user authentication”) then a corresponding bespoke client extension needs to be developed to provide or interact with the desired authentication mechanisms.

For other components, e.g. app-manager, dose-response-manager and site-business, access control is determined by a number of factors, such as those listed in communication security.

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See also

The various Maintenance sections for common requests for altering configurable portal aspects.