Web Gateway 7.1.5 Product Guide - McAfee

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Authentication and access management
Standard authentication
Enable NTLM cache — When selected, NTLM authentication information is stored in this cache
Authentication is then based on this stored information, rather on information retrieved from the
Windows domain server.
NTLM cache TTL — Time (in seconds) that authentication information is stored in this cache
International text support — Set of characters used by default for a request sent from a client, for
example, ISO-8859-1
NTLM Agent
Settings specifying the NTLM Agent method to authenticate users
Note: These settings are provided if you have selected the NTLM Agent authentication method and configured
the settings for the Authentication module accordingly. The settings name can vary.
Authentication Method, Authentication Test, Common Authentication Parameters, Advanced
Parameters
The meaning and usage of these settings are the same as for the User Database settings.
For more information, see User Database.
NTLM Agent Specific Parameters
Settings for the NTLM Agent authentication method
Use secure agent connection — When selected, the connection used for communicating with the
NTML Agent is SSL-secured
Authentication connection timeout in seconds — Time (in seconds) to elapse before the
connections to the NTLM-Agent is closed if no activities occur on it
Agent Definition — List of agents that are available for performing NTLM authentication
The following table describes the list entries. For general information on how to maintain lists, see List
maintenance.
Table 5-1 Agent Definition list
Option Definition
String Name of an NTLM agent
Comment Plain-text comment on the NTLM agent
Default NTLM domain, Get global groups, ... — The remaining parameters have the same usage
and meanings as for the NTML authentication method.
For more information, see User Database Specific Parameters.
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