Eclypse-Based Centralized Credential Authentication - Acuity Controls nLight ECLYPSE User Manual

Supported RADIUS Server Architectures

ECLYPSE-Based Centralized Credential Authentication

The credential database is centralized in an ECLYPSE controller that is configured as a RADIUS server, to authenticate lo-
gin requests made directly to it, and by other subscribed ECLYPSE controllers.
User
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Figure 30: ECLYPSE-Based Centralized Credential Authentication
This authentication method has the following components.
Component
Login Credential 1
Login Credential 2
Login Credential 3
Credential Database A
RADIUS Server A Credential
Database
Credential Database Cache
B
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Server
3
A
Description
This is the login credential used by a user to connect to the Server. 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 credential database.
This is the login credential used by the Server's Rest Service to connect to any ECLYPSE controller. This credential is
managed in this ECLYPSE controller A's
This is the Server's user credential database. This credential database is independent of all other credential databases.
This is the ECLYPSE controller A's RADIUS Server credential database. This credential database must also have the
credentials for each user that will log in to any ECLYPSE controller (for example, administrators, direct connection users,
ENVYSION users, etc.). See
This is the ECLYPSE controller B's cached credential database. If the connection to ECLYPSE controller A's RADIUS
Server is lost, users that have previously authenticated themselves with the ECLYPSE controller A's RADIUS Server
credential database on a given controller will still be able to log in to those controllers as their credentials are locally
cached.
2
ECLYPSE
Controller A
RADIUS A
User Management
User Management.
2
ECLYPSE
Controller B
3
Cache B
Key:
RADIUS Server
Credential Database
RADIUS
Cached Credential
Database
Cache
RADIUS server credential database.
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