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Web Gateway 7.1.5 Product Guide - McAfee

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Authentication and access management<br />

Cookie authentication 5<br />

The rule uses the Authentication.Authenticate property to check whether a cookie has been set for<br />

a user on the client that a request was sent from. If no cookie can be found, a message is<br />

displayed, asking the user to authenticate.<br />

The settings for the module that checks whether the user is authenticated are specified with the<br />

property.<br />

The action settings specify an authentication message that is sent to the user.<br />

Processing continues with the next rule set.<br />

Cookie Authentication at Authentication Server<br />

This nested rule set handles cookie authentication for users when the Authentication Server method is<br />

required.<br />

Nested library rule set — Cookie Authentication at Authentication Server<br />

Criteria — Always<br />

Cycle — Requests (and IM)<br />

The following rule set is nested in this rule set:<br />

• Authentication Server Request<br />

Authentication Server Request<br />

This nested rule set handles cookie authentication for users when the Authentication Server method is<br />

applied.<br />

Nested library rule set — Authentication Server Request<br />

Criteria — Authentication.IsServerRequest equals true<br />

Cycle — Requests (and IM)<br />

The rule set criteria specifies that the rule set applies when authentication of a user who sent a request<br />

requires the Authentication Server method.<br />

The rule set contains the following rules:<br />

Do not authenticate clients that have valid cookies<br />

Authentication.Authenticate equals true –> Redirect<br />

<br />

The rule uses the Authentication.Authenticate property to check whether a cookie has been set for<br />

a user on the client that a request was sent from. If a cookie could be found, the request is<br />

redirected to the appropriate web server and no more authentication is required for the user.<br />

The settings for the module that checks whether the user is authenticated are specified with the<br />

property.<br />

The action settings specify a redirect message that is sent to the user.<br />

Authenticate user against user database<br />

Authentication.Authenticate equals false –> Authenticate<br />

<br />

The rule uses the Authentication.Authenticate property to check whether a user has been<br />

successfully authenticated. If not, a message is displayed, asking the user to authenticate.<br />

The settings for the module that checks whether the user is authenticated are specified with the<br />

property.<br />

The action settings specify an authentication message that is sent to the user.<br />

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