Support Article
Unauthorized user login for IAC
SA-11314
Summary
User is logging in using Internet Application Composer (IAC), a new Window pop up, user directly closes the window and the last session still remains. User requires an approach to end session on click of close button, currently clearing the session manually solves the issue.
This is a requirement at user end. Below mentioned function is called when closing the popup window:
function logoff() {
var logoffURL = "http://xyzdomain:7170/prweb/PRServlet/" + "!STANDARD" + "?pyActivity=Code-Security.LogOff";
xmlhttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
xmlhttp.open("GET",logoffURL,true);
xmlhttp.send();
alert("i'm out logoff function");
}
Error Messages
No error message is displayed and unauthorized user is not challaged for password but allowed to login.
Steps to Reproduce
1. Create a Login IAC app.
2. Login to PRPC from IAC login app with valid credentials.
3. Close the window and on unload event call the above javascript.
4. Login to PRPC form IAC login App with invalid credentials.
Root Cause
When using IAC, all the requests are processed by PRPC through PRGateway only. In the given user code , logoff activity is calling through PRServlet so PRPC is not accepting it. In the code suggested, logoff activity is calling through PRGateway only and hence the behaviour is not reproducible.
Resolution
This issue is resolved through the following local-change:
function logoff() {
var logoffURL = pega.web.config.gatewayURL+pega.web.config.systemID+"/!"+pega.web.config.appName+"/$"+pega.web.config.thread+"?pyActivity=Code-Security.LogOff&pzPrimaryPageName=pyDisplayHarness";
xmlhttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
xmlhttp.open("GET",logoffURL,true);
xmlhttp.send();
//window.close();
}
Published July 20, 2015 - Updated October 8, 2020
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