portfolio· Multinational bank; global logistics · Jun 2021
Mothra
A QlikView reverse proxy that turns cookie-signed federation into header-authenticated requests, so embedded analytics authenticate cleanly behind enterprise load balancers and cookie-stripping identity layers. Deployed across banking, logistics, and pharmacy estates.
Mothra — QlikView reverse proxy and authentication bridge
A .NET reverse proxy that sits in front of QlikView and rewrites requests so that cookie-signed federation becomes header-based authentication. That lets embedded QlikView consumption work behind enterprise load balancers and identity layers that strip or rewrite cookies.
What it does
- Federation translation converts a signed federation cookie into the header-authenticated request QlikView expects.
- Request rewriting normalizes inbound traffic so document and access-point routes resolve correctly behind a proxy.
- Structured logging through Serilog gives operators a readable trace of every authenticated session.
Shape
.NET on Kestrel with Serilog structured logging, integrated with hardware load balancers where the customer ran one. Like Weaver, it was knowledge-transferred to the vendor's professional-services team, who stood up new customer instances independently.
Where it ran
In production across a multinational bank, a global supply-chain platform paired with its load-balancer tier, a specialty pharmacy, and other enterprise QlikView estates.