
Chapter 6: Implementing Authentication
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C
HAPTER
6:
I
MPLEMENTING
A
UTHENTICATION
Authentication is a type of Identification policy. When a scanning server is assigned an
Authentication‐type Identification policy, it matches user identifiers with available user credentials.
If you will be assigning a Scanning Server an Authentication‐type Identification policy, you must
configure Authentication parameters for that Scanning Server (for example, if and how long to
retain Authentication data). The actual set of parameters depends in part on whether the Scanning
server is configured to work in Transparent Proxy mode or in Explicit Proxy mode.
You can figure default Authentication settings, and then alter the defaults for specific Scanners, as
needed.
This chapter contains the following procedure:
•
Configuring Default and Scanning Server Authentication
Configuring Default and Scanning Server
Authentication
NOTE:
For
instructions
on
configuring
NTLM
Authentication
on
Windows
7,
2008
Server,
and
Vista,
see
the
SWG
Identification
Guide
.
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To configure Authentication Settings
1. Select
Administration
Æ
System
Settings
Æ
M86
Devices
.
2. Do either of the following in the configuration tree at the right:
• To configure Default Authentication settings, choose
Devices
Æ
Default
Values
Æ
Device
Settings
Æ
Authentication
.
• To configure Authentication settings for a specific Scanning Server, choose
<device_group>
Æ
<device_ip>
Æ
Scanning
Server
Æ
Authentication
.
3. In the main screen at the right, click
Edit
.
NOTE:
Before
performing
the
following
procedures,
ensure
that
you:
• Created
an
Active
Directory.
For
instructions,
see
Defining an Active Directory
.
• Defined/customized
an
Authentication
type
Identification
Policy.
For
instructions,
see
Defining and Customizing Identification Policy
.