On Fri, Apr 08, 2005 at 04:23:50AM -0000, ashutoshnagle wrote:
> Is there any mechanism to have the RSA server 5.2 invoke one
>of your functions whenever an entry is added to the log?
> e.g. a user is added. Can this activate a user defined function?

TMK, there is no support for "stored methods" (like Oracle or Sybase)
in the PROGRESS backend database used by ACE/Server.

Assuming "instantaneous" reaction isn't absolutely necessary,
have you considered a polling approach? There are a number of
ways to poll the ACE event log at regular intervals, including
through the API, via scripting, or by executing the (included)
reporting tool and post-processing the output.


I've accomplished something similar to what you are looking for by
creating a script execute by "cron" (on Unix) each hour on the hour,
pulling the past hour's log events, culling out and acting on specific
"interesting" events.

For example, an hourly summary of all SecurID accounts and events
for tokens logged as "Token disabled, suspect stolen" and similar
failure events.

Why RSA chose not to include tools to accomplish the above without
resorting to custom scripts (perhaps in the "Advanced" product),
your guess is as good as mine.


Kevin Kadow