Authentication and Guest Access
Presto accepts requests from both unauthenticated (guests) and authenticated users. Guests, however, can only access mashables, mashup and apps in Presto that explicitly allow guest access.
Authentication is required:
To access the
Presto Hub, the
AppDepot or the
Presto Mobile apps for mobile phones or mobile tablets. Access to specific mashables, mashups, apps and specific features in
Presto Hub or the
AppDepot is determined by the user’s permissions.
To use any feature in any
Presto Add-On that accesses the
Presto Server, unless that Add-On also supports guest access.
For example, portal users may view Presto apps or mashups using the Presto Add-On for Portals if those artifacts and the portal supports guest access. If guest access is not enabled, authentication is required to see information on Presto apps or mashups.
To use apps or other web applications outside of
Presto Hub, the
AppDepot or the
Presto Mobile apps, unless all of the apps, mashables or mashups that are used explicitly permit guest access. Artifacts that permit guest access have
no authorization requirements.
Requests are rejected with an authentication error when they do not provide one of:
A valid
Presto session cookie. Sessions that have timed out are rejected with an appropriate error. See
Sessions and Timeouts for more information.
