Option 4 - Configure Authentication Method
This section describes option 4 (Configure authentication method) from the Gateway System Settings option in the main menu. It is commonly used to enable SSH access using LDAP credentials.
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This section describes option
4
(Configure authentication method) from the Gateway System Settings option in the API Gateway
main menu. It is commonly used to enable SSH access using LDAP credentials.After configuring the authentication method using the directions below, you can update the settings using the Restricted Shell commands. For more information, see "Commands for Authentication Configuration" under Option 5 - Use Restricted Shell.
Use this option to configure the authentication method for users on this machine. Choose one of the following options and then complete the on-screen prompts.
- Local System:Authenticate user accounts locally, disabling any external authentication method. This is the default.
- RADIUS only:Authenticate users over the RADIUS protocol.Note:Using RADIUS-only authentication provides only a basic means to create a centralized authentication service that is not as secure as other methods.After configuring the RADIUS protocol, open a privileged shell and run this command once for each RADIUS-only user:# useradd - M <username>
- LDAP(S) only:Authenticate users against an LDAP(S) server.
- RADIUS with LDAP(S):Authenticate users over the RADIUS protocol with user information coming from LDAP(S).
You have a chance to review your settings at the end of the configuration wizard before the changes are applied.
When authenticating using RADIUS and/or LDAP, authentication will fall back to local authentication if communication with RADIUS or LDAP is not possible or if authentication fails.