Chapter 1 Authentication Plug-In Modules - Netscape MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 4.5 - PLUG-IN Manual

Authentication Plug-in Modules
Netscape Certificate Management System (CMS) provides a set of authentication
plug-in modules that enable you to configure a Certificate Manager or Registration
Manager to authenticate end users, based on specified criteria, when they enroll for
a certificate. This chapter explains the authentication modules that are installed
with the Certificate Manager and Registration Manager—it lists and briefly
describes the modules and then explains each one in detail.
The chapter has the following sections:
• Overview of Authentication Modules (page 20)
• Manual Authentication (page 23)
• UidPwdDirAuth Plug-in Module (page 24)
• UidPwdPinDirAuth Plug-in Module (page 30)
• NISAuth Plug-in Module (page 37)
• PortalEnroll Plug-in Module (page 44)
• Certificate-Based Enrollment (page 52)
• Enrollment Forms (page 55)
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