Windows Authentication

 

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See also: User Authentication

 

 

Windows Authentication is a user authentication option that is supplied with the system. When activated, the Windows domain user name is used as the authenticated userid, and optionally additional information about the user can be extracted from Active Directory.

 

Windows Authentication is configured as shown below using the User Authentication page of the Server Admin App.

 

 

 

Prerequisites:

 

Options/Buttons

 

 

The following options require that LDAP parameters are configured to connect to the Active Directory server. This is done using the Security Properties page of the Server Admin App. Caution!: the connection to Active Directory should be tested before activating the options below.

 

 

 

system.securityManager.hasRole(roleName)

 

 

system.securityManager.getCredential(credentialName)