authenticate to SDL KC 12

Question

I tried connecting to an SDL Knowledge Center 12 instance with the command: 
 $ishSession = New-IshSession -IshPassword $password -IshUserName $username -WsBaseUrl $url 
 I got this error: 
 New-IshSession : WSTrust endpoint not configured: '/InfoShareSTS/issue/wstrust/mixed/username/' 
 A Fiddler capture of logging in through the web interface shows a POST to /InfoShareSTS/account/signin with the request body: 
 UserName=firstName+lastName&Password=myPassword&EnableSSO=false 
 Is this an abnormal authentication setup or can ISHRemote's New-IshSession command replicate this?

tintinno tintinno · Accepted Answer

Ah! I just realized that New-IshSession has the options -WsTrustIssuerMexUrl and -WsTrustIssuerUrl. By setting these to the "mex" and "username" URLs without the final slash, I'm able to authenticate. Thanks for your help, Dave!

Dave De Meyer · Answer

Hi Tintinno 
 
ISHRemote can handle username/password authentication towards the built-in InfoShareSTS/ISHSTS. 
 
As you rightfully hide the urls (like $url) I can only tell you what the code is looking for. The error is thrown on line 834 on github.com/.../InfoShareWcfConnection.cs 
 
My generic guess would be that the web services url you enter for a client tool like Publication Manager, should be passed in your $url. That should be enough. Make sure it holds an s near httpS://. 
 
-Dave

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