Chapter 3 Configuring User Authentication : Configuring User Authentication

Configuring User Authentication
This section explains how to select file-based authentication or LDAP-based authentication, and how to configure each authentication option.
Configuring File-Based Authentication
In file-based authentication, you define a list of user names, passwords, and roles in a file called (by default) users.pwd file. This file is commonly referred to as the password file.
 
Task A Configure RMS Properties
1.
Open the BE_HOME/rms/bin/be-rms.tra file.
2.
Set rms.auth.type to file
3.
See Table 8, Authentication Configuration Properties for details about these properties.
Task B Configure the Password File
1.
The name and location are configurable, as described in the notes for the rms.auth.file.location property. See Table 8, Authentication Configuration Properties.
2.
   Username:password:role,role,role;
For example:
   Mark:A31405D272B94E5D12E9A52A665D3BFE:BUSINESS_USER,APPROVER;
   James:21232f297a57a5a743894a0e4a801fc3:RULE_ADMINISTRATOR;
Do not use spaces.
Configuring LDAP-Based Authentication
These are summary instructions only. Completing the configuration requires knowledge of the LDAP protocol.
To Configure LDAP-Based Authentication
1.
Open the BE_HOME/rms/bin/be-rms.tra file.
2.
Set rms.auth.type to ldap
3.
See Table 8, Authentication Configuration Properties for details about these properties.