Package mip_security

Handle authentication and authorization processes for the MIP project

Program units

login	Perform user authentication and login An authenticated login for an expired password will result in flow to the 'Change Password' page.
get_hash
valid_user2	%obs private function
valid_user	%obs replaced by authenticate_user
authenticate_user	Authenticates the given username and password
user_screen
admin_screen
new_password
page_authorization	Authorize access to the given page
component_authorization	Authorize access to the given component
region_authorization	Authorize access to the given region

PROCEDURE login(p_uname      IN VARCHAR2
               ,p_password   IN VARCHAR2
               ,p_session_id IN VARCHAR2
               ,p_flow_page  IN VARCHAR2)

Perform user authentication and login An authenticated login for an expired password will result in flow to the 'Change Password' page.

Parameters

	p_uname	username
	p_password	password
	p_session_id	APEX session number
	p_flow_page	the app:page to which flow should pass on successful authentication

get_hash

FUNCTION get_hash(p_username IN VARCHAR2
                 ,p_password IN VARCHAR2) RETURN VARCHAR2

valid_user2

PROCEDURE valid_user2(p_username IN VARCHAR2
                     ,p_password IN VARCHAR2)

Obsolete

private function

valid_user

FUNCTION valid_user(p_username IN VARCHAR2
                   ,p_password IN VARCHAR2) RETURN BOOLEAN

Obsolete

replaced by authenticate_user

authenticate_user

FUNCTION authenticate_user(p_username IN VARCHAR2
                          ,p_password IN VARCHAR2) RETURN BOOLEAN

Authenticates the given username and password

Returns

TRUE for authenticated username and password combination

Replaces

valid_user, valid_user2

user_screen

FUNCTION user_screen(p_username IN VARCHAR2) RETURN BOOLEAN

admin_screen

FUNCTION admin_screen(p_username IN VARCHAR2) RETURN BOOLEAN

new_password

PROCEDURE new_password(p_username IN VARCHAR2
                      ,p_password IN VARCHAR2)

page_authorization

FUNCTION page_authorization(p_app_user  IN VARCHAR2
                           ,p_page_id   IN NUMBER
                           ,p_privilege IN apex_authorization.privilege%TYPE DEFAULT 'A')
  RETURN BOOLEAN

Authorize access to the given page

Parameters

	p_app_user	The name of the application user
	p_page_id	The page to be accessed
	p_privilege	The access privilege requested

Returns

Boolean value, true for access allowed

component_authorization

FUNCTION component_authorization(p_app_user       IN VARCHAR2
                                ,p_component_name IN apex_authorization.component_name%TYPE
                                ,p_privilege      IN apex_authorization.privilege%TYPE DEFAULT 'A')
  RETURN BOOLEAN

Authorize access to the given component

Parameters

	p_app_user	The name of the application user
	p_component_name	The name of the component to be accessed
	p_privilege	The access privilege requested

Returns

Boolean value, true for access allowed

region_authorization

FUNCTION region_authorization(p_app_user       IN VARCHAR2
                             ,p_component_name IN apex_authorization.component_name%TYPE
                             ,p_privilege      IN apex_authorization.privilege%TYPE DEFAULT 'A')
  RETURN BOOLEAN

Authorize access to the given region

Parameters

	p_app_user	The name of the application user
	p_component_name	The name of the region to be accessed
	p_privilege	The access privilege requested

Returns

Boolean value, true for access allowed