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Override login functionality?

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I have the need to let users login using just their mobile number (see image.) At the moment, I'm considering abandoning the in-built Mendix authentication/authorization mechanism and building my own microflows for this, but wanted to check if there are ways I could leverage the existing login mechanisms. Ideas are appreciated.

asked 2016-12-21

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4 answers

Rom van Arendonk · Answer 1 · 2016-12-22

Instead of overriding the login action, you could create a custom request handler, which takes a phone number and after validating, creates a session for that user.

The advantage is that login for your administrators remains standard, and thus safe.

Ralph Lenssen · Answer 2 · 2016-12-22

Bart has writen a good article on how to make custom checks on login:

http://bartgroot.nl/mendix/custom-checks-on-login/

Anthony Dickinson · Answer 3 · 2016-12-28

Furthermore, check how the AppCloudServices which come standard allow you to login.

Mark Perry · Answer 4 · 2016-12-28

I wouldn't abandon the built in authentication. As others have posted you will still want to keep your admin login functionality, and if your app has any other roles then you will want to preserve their logins too.

When we started with Mendix we had a requirement to authenticate against our own single sign on api and ended up writing a small amount of custom Java to override the standard login functionality and accomodate this. I am 100% sure you could do the same.