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Node Best Practices

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  • Never ever use the “Authentication Option” of “none”.
    • This means that there is no password required to execute web services against that node.
  • Make sure your anonymous node is secure
  • Create a new NODE for each application you are integrating with.
    • A node is a representation of an external system or integration client. They are free to create so do not share them.
  • Each Node should have a unique “Default User ID” configured on the node.
    • When using Node authentication (not PS_TOKEN), This ensures that the node is locked down to only service operations specifically granted to that end-point.
    • For inbound service operations that perform updates in PeopleSoft, any audit fields like LASTUPDOPRID will be marked with this unique user ID making troubleshooting and auditing more clear.
  • The OPRID you create for the node should have a clear naming standard like {ORG_PREFIX}_{APP_NAME}_NODEUSER. For example, CHG_SSOSYSTEM_NODE_USER.
    • This OPRID should not have rights to login to the system. Do not grant any weblib security.
    • This OPRID should not have a password on PSOPRDEFN.
    • Make sure this OPRID only has very limited access to only the service operations that the integration partner should execute.
    • May need component interface and data security depending on the web services.
    • NEVER use a super-user OPRID on a node.
  • When configuring Service Operation Routings be sure to never us “Any to Local” routings. Always explicitly define your nodes in the routings to tell the systems what integrations go where.
    • This can be self documenting of who uses the integration as well as more secure if someone improperly configures a node.

You can read more about nodes in the Node Chapter.

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