Plex 2E

Hello,

For Windows/iSeries applications

We have several Terminal Servers with Windows 2012 R2 on which the broker for load balancing has been configured. We've several Plex applications running on these servers and the users can be connected on any of the available servers according to the broker decision. Each user has a roaming profile. So when the user opens a session, one's INI file information would be used to get connected to the iSeries. Plex encrypts passwords and the encryption process includes the local computer information.

The problem we're facing is that, any time a user opens a new session, the broker might direct the user on a different terminal server and when he or she needs to launch a Plex application, the Plex run time programme detects that the password has been encrypted on another termnial server and would display the login screen.

Typing one's password is becoming tedious for the users. So, we did a workaround by creating our own login screen and encryption method.

My question is, is there any other way of using Plex runtime programmes by telling not take into account the local computer information when encrypting password?

Thank you in advance for your suggestions.

Anyone able to help out with this question?

Thank you

Samuel Meshesha wrote:

 

Hello,

 

For Windows/iSeries applications

 

We have several Terminal Servers with Windows 2012 R2 on which the broker for load balancing has been configured. We've several Plex applications running on these servers and the users can be connected on any of the available servers according to the broker decision. Each user has a roaming profile. So when the user opens a session, one's INI file information would be used to get connected to the iSeries. Plex encrypts passwords and the encryption process includes the local computer information.

The problem we're facing is that, any time a user opens a new session, the broker might direct the user on a different terminal server and when he or she needs to launch a Plex application, the Plex run time programme detects that the password has been encrypted on another termnial server and would display the login screen.

Typing one's password is becoming tedious for the users. So, we did a workaround by creating our own login screen and encryption method.

 

My question is, is there any other way of using Plex runtime programmes by telling not take into account the local computer information when encrypting password?

 

Thank you in advance for your suggestions.

Hi  -

If the Plex client is WinC (C++) you have to implement your own workaround. If you are using .NET client you can configure encryption in the yourapp.exe.config file: Possible values: None, User, Computer, User and Computer.

Best regards

Lorenz