Novell ACCESS MANAGER 3.1 SP1 - IDENTITY SERVER Manual page 89

The following classes are predefined for Access Manager:
Name/Password - Basic: Basic authentication over HTTP using a standard login pop-up page
provided by the Web browser.
Name/Password - Form: Form-based authentication over HTTP or HTTPS.
Secure Name/Password - Basic: Basic authentication over HTTPS using a standard login
page provided by the Web browser.
Secure Name/Password - Form: Form-based authentication over HTTPS.
2 Click New to launch the Create Authentication Class Wizard.
3 Specify a display name, then select a class from the Java class drop-down menu.
The following classes are recommended only for testing purposes:
BasicClass: Uses basic HTTP authentication.
PasswordClass: Passes the user name and password over HTTP in readable text, and uses a
form-based login to collect the name and password.
RadiusClass: RADIUS enables communication between remote access servers and a central
server. For a production environment, use ProtectedRadiusClass. See
for RADIUS Authentication," on page 105
For a production environment, select one of the following protected classes:
X509Class: See Section 3.2, "Configuring Mutual SSL (X.509) Authentication," on page
ProtectedBasicClass: The BasicClass, protected by HTTPS.
ProtectedPasswordClass: The PasswordClass, protected by HTTPS (form-based).
ProtectedRadiusClass: The RadiusClass, protected by HTTPS. See
for RADIUS Authentication," on page 105
NMASAuthClass: The authentication class used for Novell Modular Authentication Services
(NMAS), which uses fingerprint and other technology as a means to authenticate a user. For
instructions on using the NMAS NESCM method, see
Manager for NESCM," on page
for configuration steps.
for configuration steps.
Section 3.5, "Configuring Access
125.
Section 3.1, "Configuring
106.
Section 3.1, "Configuring
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