Archive for January, 2012
Aloaha HTML Formsaver aka Web Single Sign on
With the Aloaha HTML FormSaver you can save the contents of any HTML form field either DES or Certificate encrypted to a local database or Certificate Encrypted to the “Cloud”. It is mainly used as Single Sign On Solution for Websites or to use Smartcards to log on to any web site!
After you installed the installation package the Aloaha HTML Saver will be registered as an add-on in your Internet Explorer.
To save any formdata for the first time in the local forms database just add AloahaSave: before every value.
For example the website asks you for username/password and your username is “JohnDoe” and the password is “letmein”. You would write intead AloahaSave:JohnDoe and AloahaSave:letmein. The add-on will remove AloahaSave:, save the values to the local database and pass them back to the website.
It is essential that on the website the Submit Button is clicked! If you just press Enter IE will not fire the event to capture the data!
A good website for testing the product for the very first time is http://search.yahoo.com. Just enter AloahaSave:test in the searchmask, click search and then close the Internet Explorer. Now open the IE again and go to the search page and you see that the word “test” came automatically back into the searchmask. Now type in “Hello World”, cklick the search button and close IE again. Next time you go to the search page you will see “Hello World” again.
As mentioned before by default Aloaha DES encrypts all values. To switch to Certificate based encryption you need to open the HTML Saver GUI from that Start Menu:
Aloaha HTML FormSaver GUI
To switch to certificate based encryption please choose the certificate to be used from the certificate list. Then confirm with “Test & Save Encryption Settings” and activate the checkbox. Now all values will be encrypted with the public key of the choosen certificate.
Certificate encrypted data can be synchronised with the “Cloud”. “AloahaCloud” is hosted at Aloaha but you can define any http/https URL which supports http post.
Saved values can be edited manually. Just doubleclick on a website in “Website Settings” and then edit the values on the right.
To request the setup or evaluation version please contact info@aloaha.com
Wie richte ich mein eHealth Terminal ein um mich mit meinem HBA oder SMC Karte an Windows anzumelden?
Aloaha Smartlogin unterstuetzt eine Vielzahl von Schnittstellen und Smartcards. Fuer den Betrieb eines HBAs via eHealth Terminal wird die CT API Schnittstelle benutzt.
Um Aloaha Smartlogin im CT API Mode zu benutzen installieren Sie bitte zuerst die CT API Treiber Ihres Lesers. Danach laden Sie bitte http://www.aloaha.com/download/credentialprovider.zip von unserer Webseite herunter. Danach starten Sie bitte die Installation “credentialprovider.exe”.
Sollten Sie Vista oder Windows 7 benutzen vergessen Sie bitte nicht die CTAPI Treiber Installation und Aloaha Setup mit “Ausfuehren als Administrator…” zu starten!
Nachdem Sie Aloaha installiert haben muessen Sie Aloaha noch so konfigurieren das es die CTAPI Schnittstelle benutzt und nicht mehr PC/SC bzw. CCID.
Wie das geht steht auf: http://blog.aloaha.com/2011/12/05/ct-api-support-in-aloaha/
Besonders wichtig sind folgende Einstellungen in der CTAPIini.ini:
[Settings]
activated=1
CTAPI=c:\windows\system32\ct8751.dll
CTAPIAsSystem=1
ct8751.dll ist hierbei ein Beispiel fuer die CTAPI dll von HID Global. Sollten Sie einen anderen Leser benutzen heisst diese dll natuerlich anders!
Nachdem Sie alles installiert haben muessen Sie nun Ihre Anmeldedaten mit der Smartcard verschluesseln. Dazu starten Sie bitte die Aloaha Konfiguration mit einem Doppelklick auf das gelbe Aloaha Systemtray Icon. Nachdem die Konfiguration gestartet ist waehlen Sie bitte in der Menuleiste “Smart Login”.
Waehlen Sie nun bitte Ihren Kartenleser aus (HBA ist normalerweise “….. Unit 2″) und geben dann Ihr Login und Password in die Anmeldemaske ein. Danach bestaetigen Sie mit “Benutzerdaten eintragen”.
Smartlogin Credentials
Wenn Sie Windows Vista oder Windows 7 benutzen koennen Sie sich nun von Windows abmelden und sich mit Ihrer Karte anmelden. Sollten Sie noch XP benutzen muessen Sie noch folgende Schritte durchfuehren:
Im “Smart Login” Dialog geben Sie bitte als Username “add” und als Passwort “gina” ein. Danach bestaetigen Sie den Vorgang mit “Benutzerdaten eintragen”. Aloaha registriert nun die Gina Schnittstelle im System. Nun muessen Sie noch Windows neu starten und Sie koennen sich mit Ihrer Karte anmelden.
Register Gina
How do I change PDF permissions password when I forgot the password?
Strictly speaking it should be impossible for any PDF Reader to display encrypted PDF Documents since they are encryped. But thats not the case – so how is that possible?
Basically when encrypting a PDF Document with a password the encryption key is generated as explained in the PDF specification. This key is then encrypted with the user specified password.
Like that the PDF Reader can decrypt and display the document with the encryption key and without having to know the password.
Now what happens if you loose the PDF Password? Pretty easiy. The Aloaha PDF Editor (included in the Aloaha PDF Suite) allows the user to set or remove the permission password. Aloaha just decrypts the document with the decryption key and then re-crypts the key with with the new permission password.
This shows that the only way to secure PDF Documents is to encrypt them with certificates (for example with the Aloaha PDF Crypter) and NOT just with passwords!
NEW: The new Aloaha PDF Reader is also capable of removing unknown PDF encryption passwords. Just open the document with the Aloaha PDF Viewer and then save as decrypted!
More details on: http://blog.aloaha.com/2012/05/03/aloaha-releases-one-of-the-worlds-smallest-portable-pdf-viewer/
Aloaha Solar Panel Smart Meter released
Aloahas’ comprehensive Solar Panel Monitor is a Windows Service which constantly collects data from your Solar Panel array. Your solar array is monitored at the individual module level to make it easy to identify the exact location of performance problems.
Aloaha Solar Collector
Features
- an Internet Connection is NOT required since data is grabbed directly from the Zigbees
- easy configuration. Just specify your PV Gateway IP
- data collected in .ini file format
- each module’s performance can be viewed
- real-time
- statistical data automatically calculated
- x10 supported. Sample devices here
- Notification Mails (on machines with licensed Aloaha PDF Suite installed)
- Supports automatic uploads to PVOutput.org
Requirements
- any Windows (32 or 64 Bit)
- .NET 2.0 installed
- Enecsys inverter
- Enecsys Gateway
- NO internet connection required, data is taken directly from the Zigbee Gateway!
Please contact info@aloaha.com for further information.
Installation
You can use our setup from https://dl.dropbox.com/u/20338532/neverdelete/Solar/AloahaSolar.msi but please note that the service is being installed to startup manually so you need to start it yourself via the Aloaha Solar Settings Dialog.
Please send questions and suggestions to info@aloaha.com
Pad File: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/20338532/neverdelete/Solar/AloahaSolar.xml
Pad htm: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/20338532/neverdelete/Solar/AloahaSolar.htm
