Appendix H - Web User Management
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Advanced Console Server
Task 2: Read the Username and the Password
This is done when the page must be accessed through authentication. If the username
matches an entry in the users list, the following information will be available:
Task 3: Look for the group retrieved in the user groups list
The user group entry will have the following information:
Web User Management Configuration - Getting Started
The users, groups and access limits for Web User Management are configurable with your
browser, though it is not recommended to change the groups and the access limits. In the
default configuration:
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The access limits have privileges based on the functionality of the Web page.
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There are four different groups (root, monitor, admin and user), each one with a specific
privilege.
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There is one root user (username is root and password is linux).
Enabled
The username must be enabled to be authenticated.
Encrypted
password
The password passed by the browser must match the one registered in the
entry.
Group
Each username is linked to a user group.
Enabled
The group must be enabled to grant access to the URL.
Privilege
The group can have four privileges: in increasing order, they are USER,
MONITOR, ADMINISTRATOR and FULL. The group privilege will be
compared with the URL privilege. If it is greater or equal, the URL can be
accessed by the user; otherwise, access is denied.
