Html-Based Authentication; Configuring Html-Based Authentication On A Vsc - HP MSM7xx Management And Configuration Manual

User authentication, accounts, and addressing

HTML-based authentication

HTML-based authentication

HTML-based authentication is used with the public/guest access feature described in
14: Public/guest network
a standard Web browser.
HTML-based authentication has the following properties:
 Authentication is handled by the controller.
 Settings are defined on a per-VSC basis.
 Can only be used on access-controlled VSCs.
 Configured using the Add/Edit Virtual Service Community configuration page in the
management tool.
 User credentials can be validated using:
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See Configuring global access control options on page 14-8
that affect HTML-based users.
Note
The global MAC-based authentication feature only applies on VSCs that have HTML-based
user logins enabled.

Configuring HTML-based authentication on a VSC

Each VSC can have unique settings for HTML-based user logins. These settings are defined on
the VSC profile page. (To open this page, see
When the Use controller for Authentication option is enabled under General, HTML-
based user login options can be defined.
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access. It enables users to login to the public access interface using
Local user accounts on the controller
External RADIUS server
Active Directory
for more configuration settings
Viewing and editing VSC profiles on page
Chapter
5-4).