This section depicts the process flow for the Ticket Verifier for Lotus Domino.
The function of the Ticket Verifier is to receive Lotus Domino Web server authentication requests and to handle these requests so that authentication at the Domino server is bypassed.
The Ticket Verifier replaces the Lotus Domino authentication mechanism to enable single sign-on for SAP Enterprise Portal users.
When sent an HTTP request for an access-protected Lotus Notes database or URL, the Ticket Verifier proceeds as follows:
Typically, a Lotus Notes application is a Lotus Notes database that is stored and runs on a Lotus Domino server. However, a Lotus Notes application can also be comprised of several Lotus Notes databases. A Lotus Notes database carries the suffix .nsf, which stands for Notes Storage Facility.
A Lotus Notes database can be accessed using a Web browser if implemented and configured for Web access. This is typically the case for Lotus Notes R5 databases. In this case, you can use the Ticket Verifier for Lotus Domino to enable single sign-on for accessing any Lotus Notes database using the Web browser (HTTP).
Lotus ships other products based on the Lotus Domino server as well. These include:
The Ticket Verifier for Lotus Domino supports Sametime 2.5 and Sametime 3.0.