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8.1.3. User Types

• Changed on a regular basis
Good passwords help secure networks, including Layer 2 tunnels, which use passwords for encryp-
tion.
8.1.3. User Types
NetDefendOS has authentication schemes which support diverse user types. These can be:
• Administrators
• Normal users accessing a network
• PPPoE/PPTP/L2TP users using PPP authentication methods
• IPsec/IKE users - the entities authenticate during the IKE negotiation phases (implemented by
Pre-shared Keys or Certificates).
• IKE XAuth users - an extension to IKE authentication, occurring between negotiation phase 1
and phase 2
• User groups - collections of users that are subject to same security restrictions
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Chapter 8. User Authentication