Configure Proficy Authentication

To register the Proficy Authentication server in CIMPLICITY, you must configure the Proficy Authentication server details, trust the certificate of the server, and then register.

To configure the Proficy Authentication server in CIMPLICITY, do the following:

Open CIMPLICITY Options. For more information on how to open CIMPLICTIY Options, see Access CIMPLICITY Options.
The CIMPLICITY Options dialog box opens.
In the CIMPLICITY Options dialog box, click the Proficy Authentication tab.
The Proficy Authentication options are displayed.
Note: To access this tab, you must be in administrator mode.

Enter the following details:

Options	Description
Server URL	The URL of the Proficy Authentication server to which you want to register. In the <Fully qualified domain name> format. You can click the Test button to check the connection status of the Proficy Authentication server. If the connection to the Proficy Authentication server is successful, you will receive a success dialog. If your connection is unsuccessful, retry to connect to another valid Proficy Authentication server.
Use Proxy	Select this check box if you want to use a proxy for the Proficy Authentication server.
Prefix	The prefix for machine/ node level security group in the COMPUTER@[NodeName] format. The security group you enter here will be published to the Proficy Authentication server. Only the users mapped to this security group will be able to see the projects associated to the computer/node on Configuration Hub.

Options

Description

Server URL

The URL of the Proficy Authentication server to which you want to register. In the <Fully qualified domain name> format.

You can click the Test button to check the connection status of the Proficy Authentication server.

If the connection to the Proficy Authentication server is successful, you will receive a success dialog. If your connection is unsuccessful, retry to connect to another valid Proficy Authentication server.

Use Proxy

Select this check box if you want to use a proxy for the Proficy Authentication server.

Prefix

The prefix for machine/ node level security group in the COMPUTER@[NodeName] format. The security group you enter here will be published to the Proficy Authentication server. Only the users mapped to this security group will be able to see the projects associated to the computer/node on Configuration Hub.

If the root certificate of the Proficy Authentication server is trusted, you will see Trusted. If not, you will see Not trusted; then you must manually trust the certificate. For more information on how to trust the certificate, refer to the section Trust an Untrusted Certificate while Configuring Proficy Authentication Parameters in CIMPLICITY.
Click Register.
You will be prompted to enter the Proficy Authentication Client ID and Client Secret.
Enter the Client ID and Client Secret.
If the entered credentials are valid, the Proficy Authentication server is registered in CIMPLICITY successfully.