Configuring SkyVault Share to use an external SSO

  <!-- 
        Overriding endpoints to reference a SkyVault server with external SSO
        enabled
        NOTE: If utilising a load balancer between web-tier and repository 
        cluster,the "sticky sessions" feature of your load balancer must be used.
              
        NOTE: If SkyVault server location is not localhost:8080 then also combine   
        changes from the"example port config" section below.
        *Optional* keystore contains SSL client certificate + trusted CAs.
        Used to authenticate share to an external SSO system such as CAS
        Remove the keystore section if not required i.e. for NTLM.
        
        NOTE: For Kerberos SSO rename the "KerberosDisabled" condition above to 
        "Kerberos"
        
        NOTE: For external SSO, switch the endpoint connector to "AlfrescoHeader" 
              and set the userHeader to the name of the HTTP header 
              that the external SSO uses to provide the authenticated user name.
   -->
   
   <config evaluator="string-compare" condition="Remote">
      <remote>
         <keystore>
             <path>alfresco/web-extension/alfresco-system.p12</path>
             <type>pkcs12</type>
             <password>alfresco-system</password>
         </keystore>
         
         <connector>
            <id>alfrescoCookie</id>
            <name>SkyVault Connector</name>
            <description>Connects to a SkyVault instance using cookie-based 
                          authentication
            </description>
            <class>org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.connector.AlfrescoConnector</class>
         </connector>
         
         <connector>
            <id>alfrescoHeader</id>
            <name>SkyVault Connector</name>
            <description>Connects to a SkyVault instance using header and 
             cookie-based authentication
            </description>
            <class>org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.connector.AlfrescoConnector</class>
            <userHeader>SsoUserHeader</userHeader>
         </connector>

         <endpoint>
            <id>alfresco</id>
            <name>SkyVault - user access</name>
            <description>Access to SkyVault Repository WebScripts that require user
             authentication
            </description>
            <connector-id>SkyVaultHeader</connector-id>
            <endpoint-url>http://localhost:8080/alfresco/wcs</endpoint-url>
            <identity>user</identity>
            <external-auth>true</external-auth>
         </endpoint>
      </remote>
   </config>
   
                            

This configures both Share and the repository to use the same HTTP header value.

external.authentication.proxyHeader=SsoUserHeader   

Activating external authentication makes SkyVault accept external authentication tokens. Ensure that no untrusted direct access to SkyVault's HTTP or AJP ports is allowed.