Symantec Veritas Cluster Server One, Installation Manual

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84 Setting up authentication plug-ins for VCS One
About authentication plug-ins
About authentication plug-ins
Veritas Cluster Server One (VCS One) uses Symantec Product Authentication
Service (AT) for security. The system is based on Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). AT
lets product components verify the identity of other components and
communicate securely. It also lets users log into VCS One securely.
Each authentication service type supported by VCS One has an authentication
plug-in.
Supported authentication service types
For each authentication service type supported by VCS One, the authentication
broker uses an authentication plug-in to validate the identities within a
particular domain.
Table 7-1 lists the authentication service types and corresponding
authentication plug-ins supported by VCS One.
Table 7-1 Authentication service types supported by VCS One
Authentication
service type AT plug-in name Description
Symantec Private
Domain
vx Use with the Symantec Private
Domain type.
UNIX password
domain
unixpwd Use with the UNIX password
domain.
Network
Information Service
(NIS)
nis Use with the NIS domain.
NIS+ nisplus Use with the NIS+ domain.
Lightweight
Directory Access
Protocol (LDAP)
ldap Use with both LDAP and
Windows Active Directory.
Supported LDAP server is:
■
Open LDAP 2.2 (RFC 2307)
Windows Active
Directory
ldap Use with both LDAP and
Windows Active Directory.
Supported Windows Active
Directory server is:
■
Windows Active Directory
2003