Anonymous Permissions

The Anonymous Permissions global server configuration property allows specific resources in an Iotellect instance to be exposed to anonymous web access requests. One use case would be giving anonymous access to a Web UI dashboard, allowing end users to interact with the dashboard without needing to provide login credentials.

To give anonymous access to a resource, all contexts referenced by that resource must also be designated for anonymous access. For example, Dashboard A has a sub-dashboard which references Dashboard B. In order for the user to have complete access to Dashboard A, both Dashboard A and Dashboard B must be designated for anonymous access. The same principle applies to every context referenced by Dashboard A, including data models, devices, events, and so on.

By default, Anonymous Permissions are deactivated. Selecting the Anonymous Enabled property will enable permissions for anonymous users according to the Anonymous Permissions table.

Anonymous Permissions operate similarly to how the Permissions Table determines unified model access for an authenticated user. When an anonymous user attempts to access a given context, the context is checked against the records in the Anonymous Permissions table to determine if anonymous access can be granted to the resource. The Anonymous Permissions table has the following fields:

The Iotellect server must be restarted in order for new records in the Anonymous Permissions table to be applied.

Indicates a default dashboard for anonymous users. When an anonymous user navigates to the root page of the server, he will be redirected to the default dashboard.

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