What's New  

New Features Overview

• A DAF Users list can be attached to any combination of "<IP Address>,<Port #> and <Host Header Name>"
• Web users can login through an HTML form instead of the usual pop-up authentication dialog (IIS 4.0 Only)
• Possibility to limit simultaneous access using a single login and password
• Full and friendly installation and diagnostic program

New Features Preview

1. Web Hosts Support
2. HTML Login Form (IIS 4.0 or newer Only)
3. Concurrent Access Control
4. Installation and Diagnostic Program
5. User Databases can be Started/Stopped/Reloaded from the DAF Configuration Tool
6. User Databases can be Started/Stopped/Reloaded from the Web User Manager
7. User Databases can be Started/Stopped/Reloaded with DAFTools ASP methods
8. DAF and NT passwords can be stored crypted in the user database
9. DAF Accounts can be Enabled/Disabled
10. URL redirection on account expired or disabled (IIS 4.0 or newer Only)
11. Telnet like access to the  DAF Engine to enable remote active technical support
12. DAF Manager has been detached from the Web NT service

1. Web Hosts Support

With this feature it is possible to attach a different user list to any different Web domain name (Host Header Name) even if they use the same IP Address. In other words, a user list can be attached to any combination of "<IP Address>,<Port #> and <Host Header Name>" which is called a "Web Host." For example, it is possible to attach a different user list to each of the following six Web Hosts:
 

This is done simply by creating each Web Host with the "Manage Web Hosts' window (see below). Once this is done the newly defined Web Hosts will appear in the list of all IP addresses found on the server and it will be possible to attach them to a user list like any IP address (see the Setup Summary below).
 

• Manage Web Hosts Window

• Setup summary sample showing a configuration mixing IP Addresses and Web Hosts

2. HTML Login Form (IIS 4.0 or newer Only)

This feature enables the user of a DAF protected web site to login through an HTML Login Form (see below) instead of the usual pop-up authentication window. The login page is actually an ASP script which can be easily customized. When this feature is enabled, Cookies are used to save the user login and password.  Therefore, it is possible to logoff a user during a session, or have the authentication last longer than the current session (see new configuration window below).

• Standard HTML Login Form

• "Cookies & HTML Form" new configuration window

3. Concurrent Access Control

The purpose of this feature is to limit concurrent access to a web site using a single Login and password.

4. Installation and Diagnostic Program

A user friendly Setup Program is now available for a full DAF installation

• To installation updated component or check the current configuration status a new DAF Installation Tool is now available:

5. User Database can be Started/Stopped/Reloaded from the DAF Configuration Tool

6. User Database can be Started/Stopped/Reloaded from the Web User Manager

For example, this feature enable to :

• reload a DAF User Database (with ODBC non real-time mode) to activate new users before the scheduled reload.
• replace by FTP a MS Access file used as a User Database

7. User Databases can be Started/Stopped/Reloaded with DAFTools ASP methods

Several new DAFTools ASP methods are available. In particular to start, stop or reload a DAF User Database.

8. DAF and NT password can be crypted in the user database

As a option, DAF and NT password can be stored crypted in any DAF User Database.

9. DAF Accounts can be Enabled/Disabled

The property Enable/Disable has been added to all DAF accounts. In particular, it can be used the Concurrent Access Control feature to disable a DAF account if there is too many concurrent access.

10. URL redirection on account Expired or Disabled

As a option, it is possible to specify that DAF should redirect the HTTP request towards a predefined web page when the user account is Expired or Disabled.

11. Telnet like access to the  DAF Engine to enable remote active technical support

Using a TELNET client, it is possible to connect to the DAF Engine. The purpose of this access is to be able to remotely test and check a DAF configuration. The current release will NOT allow to modify a DAF configuration except for the log options.

12.  DAF Manager has been detached from the Web NT service

The DAF Manager window can now be closed and do not require NT service option "Allow Service to Interect with Desktop" to be enabled.

Last update: Thursday, August 31, 2000 07:30