Configuring Windows Authentication; Configuring Local Database Authentication - Brocade Communications Systems StoreFabric SN6500B User Manual

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AAA Settings tab
11. Click Close to close the Server Management Console.

Configuring Windows authentication

Windows authentication enables you to authenticate a user account against the Windows user
accounts and the Management application server when running on Windows hosts.
The following list details the supported Windows authentication types and the associated
platforms:
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To configure Windows authentication, complete the following steps.
1. Select the AAA Settings tab.
2. For Primary Authentication, select Windows Domain.
3. Enter the domain name in the Windows Domain Name field.
4. Set secondary authentication by selecting one of the following options from the Secondary
5. Click Test.
1. In the User ID field, choose one of the following options:
2. Enter your password in the Password field and click OK.
3. Click Apply to save the configuration.
4. Click Close to close the Server Management Console.

Configuring local database authentication

Local database authentication enables you to authenticate a user account against the local
database and the Management application server.
To configure local database authentication, complete the following steps.
1. Select the AAA Settings tab.
2. For Primary Authentication, select Local Database.
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NT domain authentication—supported on Windows XP/2003/2008 platforms only
Windows Workgroup authentication—supported on Windows XP/2003/2008 platforms only
Windows local user accounts—supported on Windows XP/2003/2008 platforms only.
Authentication list:
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Local Database
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None
The Test Authentication dialog box displays.
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To authenticate a user account against the current domain, enter your user name.
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To authenticate a user account against a different domain, enter Domain\User_Name.
Test verifies your user ID and password on the Windows domain and verifies user privileges on
the Management application server.
To display the authentication audit trail, refer to
trail" on page 305.
"Displaying the client authentication audit
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