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Authentication Methods (Pros and Cons)
Basic NTLM IdentD IP No
Authentication
What is
Identified Assigned
username and
password Currently
logged in
user Currently
logged in user IP of computer Nothing
Source of
Identification User/Application Application Computer Computer None
Additional
Software on
Client
Computers No No Yes No No
User Input Requires a
username and
password at start
of browsing
session None None None None
Transparent
Proxy No No Yes Yes Yes
Explicit Proxy Required Required Optional Optional Optional
Terminal
Services Yes Yes No No Yes
Browsers Most current
browsers IE, Chrome,
and FF—Yes Doesn’t matter Doesn’t matter Doesn’t matter
Speed/
Efficiency Good–
Requires 1+ extra
transaction per
connect Usable–
Requires up
to 3 extra
transactions Good–
Requires 1
extra
transaction Excellent–
No extra
transactions Excellent–
No extra
transactions
Security
(ability to spoof) Difficult for
normal user, easy
for professional Impossible
for normal
user, hard
for
professional Possible for
knowledgeable
user, trivial for
professional Difficult for
normal user
(depends on
administrative
rights)
, trivial for
professional
N/A
Username
Logged Yes Yes Yes No No
Multi-Level
Filtering
Supported Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Authentication
Configuration
Complexity Minor Major Major Minor None