Configuring Authentication for Security Resources

You can configure FME Server so that some web services require user credentials and others do not. For example, you might want to allow open access to the Data Download service but restrict access to the Data Streaming service.

If you are not using Active Directory user accounts with FME Server, this can be accomplished by using the guest user account, which is a member of the fmeguest role. If the fmeguest role has been assigned access to a security resource, that resource does not require or request authentication.

By default, the fmeguest role has access to all of the web services, which means that the web services provide unauthenticated access by default. You can adjust the security resources that the fmeguest role has access to using the Web User Interface. For more information, see Role Policies.

If you are using Active Directory, this can be accomplished by the following steps:

1. Pick an Active Directory user that you will use to provide anonymous access.
2. Add that user's security group to FME Server as a role.
3. Allow that role to use the web services for which you want to allow anonymous access.
4. Configure the web services to make use of this user.