Setting Up Security for Guest User Accounts

This section discusses how to:

  • Access the Guest homepage.

  • Set up the guest default login.

Access to portal features and applications for the guest user is based on the roles and permission lists that are attached to the guest user ID. The PAPP_GUEST and PeopleSoft Guest roles are attached to the guest user ID that is delivered. The following table lists the permission lists that are included in these guest roles.

Note: The delivered Guest homepage displays the database pagelets and iScripts that are attached to these permission lists.

Guest Roles

Permission Lists

Comments

PAPP_GUEST

PAPP0000 - Base PeopleSoft Interaction Hub Objects.

Provides access to the PeopleSoft Interaction Hub base applications.

Note: Should not be removed from the PAPP_GUEST role.

PAPP0001 - Base Guest Objects.

Provides access to the Guest homepage.

Note: Should not be removed from the PAPP_GUEST role.

PAPX0000 - Base Repository Objects.

Provides access to the resource repository.

Note: Should not be removed from the PAPP_GUEST role.

PAPP1100 - Company News pagelet.

Provides access to view company news content from the Guest homepage.

PAPP1110 - Promotions pagelet

Provides access to view promotions content from the Guest homepage.

PAPP1120 - Web Magazine pagelet

Provides access to view web magazine content from the Guest homepage.

PAPP1500 - Internet Information pagelets.

Provides access to view internet information content from the Guest homepage.

PeopleSoft Guest

PTPT1400 - Base Access

Provides the base access to the homepage and navigation menu.

Note: Should not be removed from the PeopleSoft Guest role.

To add new pagelets to the delivered Guest homepage:

  • Ensure that the pagelets are attached to a permission list that is included in a guest role.

  • Ensure that the menu items that are accessible to a guest are attached to a permission list that is included in a guest role, or add the role to the guest user ID.

Note: Be sure that the guest user does not include the role PeopleSoft User or any role that includes the permission list PTPT1000. Also be sure that the Guest user does not include the role PAPP_USER or any role that includes the permission list PAPP0002. The role of PAPP_USER specifically gives a signed-in user access to the links on the homepage for personalizing content and layout. Guest users should not be able to personalize anything.

See the product documentation for PeopleTools: Security Administration.

Users should access the Guest homepage with a uniform resource locator (URL) that is based on the following format:

http://server:port//psp/ps/defaultportalname/registrynode/h/?tab=guesttabname

where:

  • server is the PortalServlet web server host name.

  • port is the PortalServlet web server port number

  • defaultportalname is the defined default portal name for the portal application database (EMPLOYEE, SUPPLIER, or CUSTOMER).

  • registrynode is the portal registry definition hosted node (EMPL, CUST, or SUPP) that matches the defined default portal name.

  • guesttabname is the defined guest tab portal object name.

An example of the URL is:

http://janedoescomputer/psp/ps/EMPLOYEE/EMPL/h/?tab=PAPP_GUEST

This URL bypasses the initial login and uses the default login, which you set to GUEST in the web profile.

To set up auto sign-on with the guest account:

  1. Go to PeopleTools > Web Profile > Web Profile Configuration > Security to access the web profile for your portal.

  2. Access the Public Users group box and ensure that options are set as follows:

    • The Allow Public Access option is selected.

    • The User ID field is set to GUEST.

    • The Password field is set to GUEST.

These settings apply to portal databases that enable guests to log on to the system.

See the product documentation for PeopleTools: Portal Technology.