User Definition Attributes
The User Definition is owned, created and managed by the single User, not the UXP Identity owner / creator.
Machine User Definition
A machine User Definition is an automated process creating the following attributes:
- Configuration
- Location information
- Device details
- Private set of Challenge Pairs (Prompt/Responses)
Human User Definition
A human User Definition consists of the following attributes:
- Public username
- Formal name
- Expiration date
- Private set of Challenge Pairs (Prompt/Responses)
Each User Definition includes a set of Challenge Pairs. For a machine or process User Definition, the Challenge Pairs are automatically generated. However, for a human User Definition, the Challenge Pairs are manually created by the individual User.
User Definition XML Creation Methods
Creating a User Definition occurs using any of the following methods:
- Sertainty ID Editor
- Sertainty UXL Scripting
- Custom application
Sertainty ID Editor Utility
The ID Editor is a desktop utility in the Desktop Assistant included in the Developer SDK kit. The Editor is primarily targeted to support the human UXP Identity.
The ID Editor is a utility for creating and managing human UXP Identities and User Definitions. Each individual User has a copy of the utility.
The Challenge Pairs set is a component of a User Definition. For the human UXP Identity, the Challenge Pairs are manually created within the User Management area in the ID Editor.
Additionally in the ID Editor, other capabilities exist. A few are listed below:
- Access and mitigation policy management
- UXP Identity file (*.iic) generation
- UXP Object construction from a UXP Identity
Sertainty UXL Scripting
The Sertainty UXL Scripting is a command-line scripting utility. Using UXL Scripting, scripts can be written to create the User Definition XML, ID Definition XML and UXP Identity.
The written scripts can be utilized with a custom user interface or at command line.
Custom Application
Using the UXP APIs alone or along with UXL Scripting, a custom implementation to create the User Definition XML, ID Definition XML and UXP Identity can be designed.
