Security Roles

The PPS-N application is accessible only by users signed directly into the VA network, or by users signed into the VA network via the remote client. User authentication into the VA network is a precondition of PPS-N application access. Application authentication and authorization is controlled by the VA el Authentication and Authorization for Java Enterprise Edition (JEE) (KAAJEE) security Application Programming Interface (API).

In order to log in to the application, each user must have a valid VistA account at a local or national facility because KAAJEE delegates user authentication to VistA. At the application login screen, users are prompted for their access and verify codes and are allowed to select the VistA institution that issued their credentials.

If the response from the authentication request is successful via the KAAJEE API, KAAJEE returns a user profile object, which is used by the application to determine the user's role and permissions. After successful login, the system transfers the user to the Home page of the application.

See Identity Management for more information on roles and permissions.

See Home Page Tab for more information.