Changing Absolute Full Path Computation Changing Administration Path Computation

5-66 Oracle Fusion Middleware System Administrators Guide for Oracle Content Server of the cookie used to determine what the server believes is the browsers current host name. The host name part of the protocol can include the port number. For example, HttpbrowserHostAddressCookieName=myhost:81 would specify the host myhost using the webport 81. If you do use this cookie, then it is unlikely that you need to enable HttpBrowserUseIsSslCookie, because if you use myhost:433, that will translate to https:myhostrest-of-url.

5.9.2.4 Changing Absolute Full Path Computation

The BrowserUrlPath component supports the following configuration entries for changing how the absolute full path is computed. This is useful for e-mail, where it is better to use a specific host name and protocol, even if the browser shows a different URL. This path is considered the absolute or universal path. ■ HttpBrowserAbsoluteUrlHasRelativeSSL : When set to true, this variable allows a URL computed on the Content Info page to change from HTTP to HTTPS or the other way if UseSSL is enabled in the config.cfg file, depending on what the Oracle Content Server system determines as the current use in the users browser. The change between HTTP and HTTPS also changes the computation of the URL for creating the e-mail body for the email to links. This configuration has no effect on automatically generated e-mail. ■ HttpBrowserAlternateWebAddress : Specifies an alternate absolute host web address host name plus optional port number. For example, HttpBrowserAlternateWebAddresss=host_name:447. This web address is used for the absolute path computation if the current SSL choice is different from the default for the Oracle Content Server instance. This configuration has no effect on automatically generated e-mail. ■ HttpBrowserAbsoluteUrlUsesBrowserPath : When set to true, if browser path information can be computed, then the absolute path will use the browser path. This essentially turns off the absolute path except for background activities such as sending notification e-mail.

5.9.2.5 Changing Administration Path Computation

The BrowserUrlPath component supports the following configuration entries for changing how paths are computed for the Administration tray or top menu links. For example, the variable HttpAdminCgiPath, which retrieves the Admin Server CGI as a relative URL to the Admin Server, computes an administration path. ■ HttpBrowserAdminUsesAbsolutePath : When set to true, instead of using the browser-based path which is the default with the BrowserUrlPath component, the absolute path is used as the basis for computing administration paths, except for the protocol that is dictated by the configuration variable HttpBrowserUseAdminSSL. ■ HttpBrowserUseAdminSSL : This configuration entry is only relevant if the HttpBrowserAdminUsesAbsolutePath variable is set. When set to true, this variable dictates the protocol in the administration paths HTTP or HTTPS even if HttpBrowserAbsoluteUrlHasRelativeSSL is set. The default value of HttpBrowserUseAdminSSL is the opposite of UseSSL. This allows the administration path to be nonstandard from the default URL constructions for all other paths. The variable HttpBrowserAlternateWebAddress, if set, can be used to also give the administration path a different web address in the case that HttpBrowserUseAdminSSL is set to the opposite of UseSSL. Managing Security and User Access 5-67 For further information on variables and enabling the BrowserUrlPath component, see the Oracle Fusion Middleware Idoc Script Reference Guide and the Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle Enterprise Content Management Suite.

5.9.3 Extended User Attributes