Radius Server Architectures; Local Credential Authentication - Acuity Controls nLight ECLYPSE User Manual

RADIUS Server Architectures

Local Credential Authentication

Each device has its own credential database in the local credential authentication architecture. This approach is labor-in-
tensive as multiple credential database instances must be maintained.
User
Figure 29: Local Credential Authentication
This authentication method has the following components.
Component
Login Credential 1
Login Credential 2
Login Credential 3
Login Credential 4
Credential Database A
Credential Database B and C
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1
Server
4
A
Description
This is the login credential used by a user to connect to the Server station. This credential is managed by the Server.
This is the login credential used by a user to connect to ECLYPSE controller A. This credential is managed in
controller's A User Management
This is the login credential used by a user to connect to ECLYPSE controller B. This credential is managed in
controller's B User Management
This is the login credential used by the Server's Rest Service to connect to ECLYPSE controller A and B. This credential
is managed in this controller's A and B
This is the Server's user credential database.
This is the ECLYPSE controller A's credential database and ECLYPSE controller B's credential database. If the User
can to connect to either of these controllers through the Server, the controller's credential database must have the
credentials for the Server's RestService. Each credential database must also have the credentials for each user that will
log in to ECLYPSE controller A (for example, administrators, direct connection by users, ENVYSION users, etc.). See
User Management.
2
ECLYPSE
Controller A
4
B
Key:
credential database.
credential database.
User Management credential databases.
Supported RADIUS Server Architectures
3
ECLYPSE
Controller B
C
Credential Database
Login Credential
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