2.
From the Settings tab, use the drop-down menu to select the password strength, then use the arrow buttons to
select the authentication order.
NOTE: Password strength is a global setting.
3.
Click
Apply
.
Authentication servers
When using an authentication server, you must configure its IP address and in most cases other parameters before it can be
used. The following authentication servers require configuration: LDAP and DSView™ software servers.
To configure an LDAP authentication server:
1.
Click
Administration – Users – Authentication
.
2.
Select LDAP from the Not Used column and move it to the Methods Used column.
3.
Click
Apply
.
4. Select the
LDAP
tab.
5.
Enter the following information:
a. The IP address of the authentication server.
b. The Base Distinguished Name, which is the LDAP path to the location of the user accounts.
c. Use the drop-down menu to select Off for SSL Mode.
d. Enter the Bind Distinguished Name, which is the service account the appliance will use to communicate
with the LDAP server.
e. Enter the Bind Password, which is the password of the service account.
f.
Enter the PAM Attribute, which is the user account attribute that will be used by the appliance to
authenticate user credentials against the LDAP server.
NOTE: The PAM Attribute is case sensitive.
Figure 5.2 LDAP Configuration Example
You must now create a user group or groups in the appliance that matches a user group or group names in the LDAP
directory. This will allow any user in that LDAP group to log in with uniquely assigned access permissions.
To assign LDAP user appliance/target permissions:
1.
Click
Users - Groups
and create a user group with the same name as a user/security group from the
LDAP directory.
2.
Assign the group access to the desired targets.
3.
Assign the desired permissions for the targets associated with this group.
4. Log out to test authentication with an LDAP user account.
To configure a DSView™ software authentication server:
1.
Select
Users - Authentication - DSView.
2.
Enter the IP address for the DSView™ server for authentication.
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