3.8 Configuring Notifications

You can use the Application Definition Wizard to configure notifications such as login notifications and change password notifications.

3.8.1 Creating an Application Definition for Login Notification

You can use the Logon Notification menu to create application definitions that inform the users about an event that occurred during login, such as a mismatch of the username and password or an incorrect password. You can configure the notification to display all or part of the credentials to the user. A login notification is also a message that the application presents after SecureLogin submits the credentials.

NOTE:A login notification cannot be created if a login form is not defined.

For details on the tasks involved in creating a login notification, see Section 2.1.2, Login Notification.

Example: Creating a GroupWise Messenger Login Notification

In the following example, you create a login notification for the Google Talk.

Prerequisites

Create a login for GroupWise Messenger. That is, an application definition must be created for GroupWise Messenger.
This example assumes that you have previously specified an incorrect username or password or, both.

Launch GroupWise Messenger.
(Conditional) Because you have specified incorrect credentials when creating the application definition, SecureLogin detects the incorrect credentials and prompts you to specify correct credentials.

The GroupWise Messenger dialog box is displayed.
Right-click the SecureLogin icon on the notification area (system tray), then select Add Application.

The Add an Application Definition dialog box is displayed.
In this example, you have specified incorrect user ID and password. To identify the fields, drag the Choose icon to the GroupWise Messenger dialog box displaying the error message.

You are prompted to edit the existing application definition, edit the application definition by adding a new form, or not edit the application definition.
Select Yes, I want to edit the existing application definition adding this new form.

The Application Definition Wizard opens. The Identify Screen menu has a green check mark because the fields are identified correctly.

NOTE:A form named GroupWise Messenger is created under Logon Notification.
Navigate to the Notification Handling menu.
Select Yes, I want to select the appropriate credentials.
In the Notification text box, specify the message that is presented to the user.
From the Credentials list, select the credential for which you want to create a notification. In this example, select Password.
Navigate to the Submit options menu.
Specify how the login notification screen is submitted. Select SecureLogin submits the screen.

By default, the SecureLogin submits the logon notification screen is selected
Select the Click this button option. In this example, the OK button is identified by the wizard to submit the login screen.
Navigate to Matching criteria menu.
Select No. Use minimal rules based on your previous selections.
Click Apply to save your settings.
Click OK to exit the Application Definition Wizard and return to the SecureLogin Client Utility page.
Click Apply and OK to exit.

You have successfully created an application definition to handle a login notification. Next, test the application definition.

Testing the Login Notification Application Definition

Launch GroupWise Messenger.

In Section 3.8.1, Creating an Application Definition for Login Notification you created an application definition to notify the wrong password.

Because you specified a wrong password when enabling Google Talk for single sign-on, you are prompted to specify the credentials. The message is displayed on the Enter your Credentials dialog box is the message that you specified.
Specify the correct password to log in successfully.

3.8.2 Creating an Application Definition for Change Password

Application definitions can also include instructions for changing the password for an application. SecureLogin can automatically generate new passwords for an application that match your organization’s password policy or it can allow users to select new password. You can also customize the change password prompts displayed to the users.

Example: Creating a Gmail Change Password

Prerequisite

Create a login for Gmail*. That is, an application definition must be created for Gmail.

Launch Gmail.
Navigate to the Change Password screen.
Right-click the SecureLogin icon on the notification area (system tray), then select Add Application.
Drag the Choose icon to the change password screen.
Select Yes, I want to edit the existing application definition adding this new form.

The Application Definition Wizard opens. The Identify Screen menu has a green check mark because the fields are identified correctly.

By default, the Identify Fields menu is displayed.
From the Fields identified in this windows, click Show me to verify if the Old password, New password, and Confirm new password fields are identified correctly.
Navigate to Password generation menu. Specify how you want to generate a new password: whether the user specifies the password or allow SecureLogin to generate a new password.
Select The user chooses a new password.

Specify how the new password is managed. By default, The user chooses a new password option is selected.
Specify a prompt that is displayed to the user.
Navigate to the Password policy menu.

Specify whether you want to apply a password policy for the application.
Select Yes. Let me specify the password rules.
In the Password policy field, specify a name for the password policy.
From the password policy rules, specify the rules that apply to the new policy.
Navigate to the Submit options menu. Specify how the change password screen is submitted.
Select SecureLogin submits the password screen.
Navigate to the Matching criteria menu. Specify how SecureLogin uniquely identifies each screen.
Select No. Use minimal rules based on your previous selections.
Click Apply to save your settings.
Click OK to exit the wizard.

You have successfully completed creating an application definition for Gmail change password screen.

Testing the Change Password

The next time you launch Gmail and try to change the password, the application definition you created in Section 3.8.2, Creating an Application Definition for Change Password.

Launch Gmail.
Navigate to the Change Password screen. The following dialog box appears.
Specify the new password and confirm the new password.

IMPORTANT:Ensure that the password policy you have set in Step 13 is adhered.
Click OK.

3.8.3 Creating an Application Definition for Change Password Notification

A Change Password Notification is a message that the application displays after SecureLogin submits the new password. This might be a confirmation or an error message.

NOTE:You cannot create an application definition for change password notification if a change password form is not defined.

This notification is important for SecureLogin to know whether the password is changed successful because it needs to update the credentials for the application after they are updated.

If an application definition is created for change password but not defined for change password notifications, SecureLogin displays the following prompt:

This prompt appears before updating the credential set with the new password if it is changed successfully.

In the following example, we will create an application definition for change password notification for Gmail application. In this example, we will consider a successful change password.

Prerequisite

An application definition is created for Gmail change password form.

Assumption

The change password for Gmail is successful.

Because you have not yet defined the change password notification, you are prompted whether the password is changed successfully. The following prompt appears:
Right-click the SecureLogin icon on the notification area (system tray), then select Add Application.
Drag the Choose icon to the change password successful message screen. In this example the message is, Your new password has been saved - OK.

The Add an Application Definition prompt is displayed.
Select Yes, I want to edit the existing application definition. You are prompted to select the type of definition.
Select Change Password Notification.
Drag the Choose icon to the change password notification screen.
(Conditional) To specify options that will be available for a user whose password change is successful, select the This window is a change password successful notification option. On a successful password change, the changed password is stored and the password notification can be dismissed.
(Conditional) To specify options that will be available for a user whose password change fails, deselect the This window is a change password successful notification option. On a failed password change, the entered password is removed, the password notification is dismissed, and the password change process is restarted.
(Optional) Select SecureLogin submits the screen.

Continue with Step 11.
(Optional) Select Nothing. Allow user to manage the response.
Navigate to Matching criteria menu. Specify the rules to match.
Select No. use minimal rules based on your previous selections.
Click Apply to save your application definition.
Click OK to exit the wizard.