Nortel NN46120-104 User Manual page 20

20 Introducing the VPN Gateway
Transparent Mode Access
Access to intranet resources in transparent mode, that is, without going
through the Web Portal, is accomplished using Windows VPN clients
installed on the client PCs. In this mode, remote users will experience
network access as if sitting within the local area network. The following
VPN clients are available:
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User Authentication
User authentication is supported using the following methods:
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User Authorization
User authorization is controlled through the user's group membership. Two
different authorization profile types are supported:
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Nortel SSL VPN client (TDI and LSP version).
Nortel IPsec VPN client (formerly the Contivity VPN client). Not
supported on the ASA 310, ASA 310-FIPS and ASA 410 hardware
models.
Net Direct installable client.
RADIUS (including Challenge/Response)
LDAP (including Microsoft Active Directory)
NTLM (Windows NT Domain, including Microsoft Active Directory)
Secure Computing SafeWord (RADIUS)
Netegrity SiteMinder
RSA SecurID (native or through RADIUS)
RSA ClearTrust
ActivCard (RADIUS)
Novell NDS/eDirectory (LDAP)
Client certificate authentication
Local database authentication
The base profile defines a group member's access rights to networks,
services and paths.
The extended profile (optional) also defines a group member's access
rights depending on conditions related to the user's connection, for
example, source network, authentication method, access method,
client certificate installed and/or Tunnel Guard checks passed.
Nortel VPN Gateway
NN46120-104 02.01 Standard
14 April 2008
User Guide