Appendix C. Configuring a proxy
Using a proxy configuration to access secured services in a browser-based application is optional. You could continue developing the application by requiring a user to log in each time, and the application would still work as expected.
Sometimes you might want to be more lax about security requirements. For example, suppose a handful of users have access to the application—only from within an internal network. You might consider using a proxy page so users don’t have to enter their usernames and passwords in the Identity Manager each time the application loads.
Although I encourage you to set up users with their own passwords on your internal ArcGIS Server or via your organization’s ArcGIS Online account, this ...
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