Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Getting Started:
Core Business Services

Asserting user identity

For auditing data integrity, the identity of the user who is recorded in the audit records must be absolutely reliable. That is, the user ID must be successfully authenticated by a trusted authentication system that OpenEdge recognizes.

Instead of relying solely on the OpenEdge _User table for authentication, you can now establish a 4GL application as a trusted source of user authentication. The 4GL application will then be able to use its own authentication system, and OpenEdge will accept as authentic all user IDs from that source.

For more information, see Chapter 4, "Identity Management," and OpenEdge Development: Programming Interfaces .