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PortalEnroll Plug-in Module
44 Netscape Certificate Management System Plug-Ins Guide • May 2002
Figure 1-8
Portal authentication of an end user
These are the steps shown in Figure 1-8:
1.
In the portal enrollment form, the end user enters registration information,
such as a user name or ID, password, first name, last name, and mailing
address, and submits the request to the server.
2.
When the server receives the request, it verifies that the required fields contain
appropriate information, for example, the values entered in the Password and
Confirm Password fields match. Next, the server looks up the directory that is
configured for authenticating portal service users for a matching user name.
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If the server finds a matching user name in the directory, it rejects the
request, logs an error message, and sends a rejection notification to the end
user.