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Chapter 10: Setting Up Authentication
Configuring SSO
This window allows you to configure Single Sign On authentication on the
Sidewinder G2. Follow the steps below.
1 In the Authentication Methods Used to Establish SSO Credentials, select
the authentication methods that will be allowed to store cached
authentication credentials using SSO.
Note: Only authentication methods that have been configured and enabled will
be available to select in this window. For information on the available types of
authentication, see “Supported authentication methods” on page 277.
2 In the Default Method drop-down list, select the authentication method that
will be used if multiple methods are available and the user does not specify
a method to use during login.
3 If you want to require that a user log in via the SSO Web interface, select
the Require Web Login check box.
4 In the Web Login area, do the following:
a In the Port field, type the port that will be used to log in on the Web. (The
default port is 8111.)
b In the Edit Login Page Banner field, you can configure the Web page
banner that appears when a user successfully logs in. To view the
existing banner, click the corresponding View button. To modify the login
page banner, click the corresponding Edit HTML button. For information
on using the File Editor to configure the banner page, see “Using the
Admin Console File Editor” on page 26.
c In the Edit Logout Page Banner field, you can configure the Web page
banner that appears when a user successfully logs out. To view the
existing banner, click the corresponding View button. To modify the
logout page banner, click the corresponding Edit HTML button. For
information on using the File Editor to configure the banner page, see
“Using the Admin Console File Editor” on page 26.
5 In the Authenticate Inactive Users Every field, specify how often a user’s
account must remain inactive before they must re-authenticate, as follows:
a In the corresponding drop-down list, select the time increment you want
to use. Valid options are Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, Weeks,
Months, and Years.
b In the text box, specify the number of seconds, minutes, hours, etc.,
before a user will be required to re-authenticate.
6 In the Force Authentication Every fields, specify a time period in which a
user must re-authenticate regardless of whether the account is inactive or
being used, as follows:
a In the corresponding drop-down list, select the time increment you want
to use. Valid options are Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, Weeks,
Months, and Years.
b In the corresponding text box, specify the number of seconds, minutes,
hours before a user will be required to re-authenticate.
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