Authentication mechanisms determine conditions that successfully
authenticate a user. You can view, add, modify, and delete authentication
mechanisms.
Procedure
- Log in to the local management interface.
- Click .
- Under Policy, click Authentication.
- Click Mechanisms.
- Perform any of the following actions:
- Add an authentication mechanism:
Note: The
button is not enabled if no custom
authentication mechanism is imported in the appliance.
- Click the drop-down button.
- Select your authentication mechanism type.
- Complete the fields in the General tab.
- Click the Properties tab.
- Select a property that you want to configure.
- Click .
- Enter the value for that property.
- Click OK.
- Save and deploy the changes.
- Modify an authentication mechanism:
-
- Select the authentication mechanism that you want to modify.
- Click .
- Modify the authentication mechanism properties.
- Select a property that you want to configure.
- Click .
- Enter the value for that property.
- Click OK.
- Save and deploy the changes.
- Delete a custom authentication mechanism:
-
Note: The
button is not enabled
when you select a predefined authentication mechanism. You cannot
delete predefined authentication mechanisms.
- Select an authentication mechanism from the list. To select multiple
authentication mechanisms, press and hold the
Ctrl key and select several authentication mechanisms.
- Click . A message prompts you to confirm the deletion.
- Click Delete.
- Save and deploy the changes.
What to do next
You can use your authentication mechanism in your authentication
policy. See
Managing authentication policies.