Interfaces

Interfaces are access points for external users (someone using the system without a login).

For a more detailed description, please read: Understanding interfaces

Basic configuration

An interface has the following configuration options

• Interface URL
  • Unique name of the service
• How should the interface behave
  • Look and feel: Wrapper, Template, Stylesheet
  • Language: Default language set on page
  • Questionaire: Use multiple pages in stead of one big page
• What is the external user allowed to do
  • Proxy user profile
  • Allow UPDATE of existing records
  • Allow INSERT of new records

Email tokens for access to existing records

A common usage is sending email tokens to external users.

Tokens will allow a certain user to update the content of a certain record. Usually these are tied together, where the email of the user is a field in the record.

Tokens contain a timestamp, so it is possible to invalidate the token after a specified amount of time

• Token expiry: Maximum allowed age of the token

Other interface options

Control what happens after an update or insert operation

• Succes message: Displayed message (if not using questionaire interface)
• Failure message: Displayed message (if not using questionaire interface)
• Redirect: URL to send user to after updating/inserting their data

Extra security features

• CAPTCHA: User must take human test before using the interface (prevents robots from injecting data)
• IP filter: Specificy which IP's are allowed to use the interface (prevent users from known problem countries)