When enabling the CIFS subsystem, users are given the opportunity to mount a network drive with the materials, located in Alfresco. Thoughtful system allows them to do a certain standard actions with the network files, which are usually made in the web-interface. Implied that this will speed up the routine and reduce the number of unproductive calls to the web interface. Alfresco does this by inserting into each directory service files, which are visible only when working with CIFS: __CheckInOut.exe, __ShowDetails.exe and __Alfresco.url. This can be confusing for some users, besides, they can simply copy them to their workstation, and overwhelm the technical support with questions. Therefore, it is sometimes advisable to prevent Alfresco generate service files when working with CIFS.
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As mentioned earlier, Alfresco has many built-in authorization mechanisms. However, Alfresco has not native support for transparent authentication (SSO, single-sign-on). Therefore, the challenge is: to create an authorization subsystem that enables users to enter Alfresco without a password using NTLM domain authentication. This subsystem must be running Windows 7, Vista, XP, be safe and secure. Read more to know how this problem was solved.
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Alfresco authentication mechanisms
If the company decided to use Alfresco ECM, then certainly raises an issue of choice of the users authorization mechanism. In addition, the large and serious companies already have standards for intra-authorization. This article discusses the basic mechanisms of authentication, which provides Alfresco.
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