# Authentication Process

When a client connects to the EMS server, this module compares the IP address with the specified IP net/prefix list, if configured. If that is not successful, then the hostname is compared with the list of hostnames or domain names. Should none of the above succeed, authentication fails.

Warning: If hostname verification is configured, the module may do a DNS lookup. This could impact performance.
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