Thick client SSO
We are implimenting a new system that has both a thick client and a web client to access the database. The thick client needs to use a direct connection to the database using ODBC.
We are planning on using OIM/Access Manager suite for authentication. We are going to use information from a smartcard for authentication.
We also need to limit the footprint on the users workstation, so we plan on using Instant client for the thick client access to the database, but it does not support SSL. I understand that others have been able to get the instant client to work with the wallet manager dlls for the SSL, but am being told that I need to have the ActiveClient SDK so that wallet manager can interface with the ActiveClient PCKS.
I'm trying to find out if we can authenticate with the webservice and somehow transfer the data over the ODBC using SSL without having to install the ACtiveClient SDK. Wallet manager is used to interface with the CAC activeclient software to read the certificate, (but it requires some code using the ActiveClient SDK so that wallet manager can interface with the Activeclient software) but if authentication is already done and sitting in the web cache for SSO, wouldn't I be able to use that to then get to the database with the odbc request and not have to touch the activeclient again?