3.6 Responding to Pop-Up Prompts

After Novell SecureLogin is installed on your desktop, Novell SecureLogin watches for applications that are not enabled for single sign-on. Upon detecting such an application, Novell SecureLogin prompts you to use a wizard to enable those applications for single sign-on and thereby simplify future logins.

3.6.1 Responding to Windows Application Prompts

After detecting a Windows login dialog box, Novell SecureLogin displays the following dialog box. (If the application has a predefined application definition, the initial text varies.)

Figure 3-2 Application Detection Prompt

You can choose not to enable single sign-on for this application. If you select Never, Novell SecureLogin generates a blank script for this application and does not prompt you again. If you select No, Novell SecureLogin prompts you the next time you launch the same application.

If you click Yes, Novell SecureLogin launches the Add Applications wizard, which guides you through the setup and creates a script for the login panel. The next time you open the application, Novell SecureLogin authenticates it for you.

3.6.2 Responding to Web Application Prompts

When you navigate to a Web page that has a login field and then submit your login information, Novell SecureLogin prompts you whether to enable single sign-on for the site, for only the current page, or not at all.

Figure 3-3 Prompts for Web Applications.

If you click Yes, Novell SecureLogin extracts the login information from the Web page and stores it for future single sign-on authentication.

Option

Description

Yes

Creates an application definition, automatically reads the credentials entered into the browser, and stores the credentials against suitable variables. The next time the Web page is loaded, Novell SecureLogin enters your credentials.

Later

Does not create an application definition. The next time the Web page is loaded, Novell SecureLogin displays the prompt again.

Never

Creates a blank application definition with no variables. The next time the Web page is loaded, you are not automatically logged in or prompted to enable the Web page for single sign-on.

Options

Allows you to view or hide both the description of the detected application and the Novell SecureLogin proceeds with login after entering your credentials check box.

3.6.3 Responding to Prompts for Applications With Predefined Application Definition

When Novell SecureLogin detects a login dialog box for an application that has a predefined application definition, Novell SecureLogin prompts you with the option to implement that application definition.

The following figure illustrates a prompt for a Web site:

Figure 3-4 Web Site Prompt

To enable the application definition, click Yes, then enter the required credentials. Novell SecureLogin logs you into the application whenever the application is launched.

To ignore the prompt, click No. The next time Novell SecureLogin detects the application’s login dialog box, Novell SecureLogin displays this prompt again, unless you create a new application definition for the application.