Chapter 1 Authentication Plug-In Modules - Netscape MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 6.0 - 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 18)
• Manual Authentication (page 21)
• UidPwdDirAuth Plug-in Module (page 22)
• UidPwdPinDirAuth Plug-in Module (page 28)
• NISAuth Plug-in Module (page 35)
• PortalEnroll Plug-in Module (page 42)
• Certificate-Based Enrollment (page 50)
• Enrollment Forms (page 53)
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