Configuring remote access users

Local authentication

Local authentication is used in non-dynamic VPNs, that is VPNs that are not using RADIUS or a directory server as the authentication database. The user is authenticated from the database stored in the security gateway’s flash memory. This is the default.

RADIUS authentication

(VPNos 3.x and VPNos 4.31) RADIUS authentication uses an existing RADIUS database for user authentication.

When this option is selected, you must choose how the remote client configuration download (CCD) is handled:

by the security gateway, “Use local database for configuration”

by the RADIUS server, “Use RADIUS for configuration” (VPnos 3.x only)

by the directory server, Use LDAP for configuration” (VPNos 3.x only)

LDAP authentication

Note:

This feature is only available for VPNos 3.x, when iPlanet Directory Server is supported.

LDAP authentication uses the designated directory server database for user authentication.

As with RADIUS, you must also choose how the remote client configuration download (CCD) is handled:

By the security gateway, “Use local database for configuration”

By the directory server, “Use LDAP for configuration”

Dynamic VPNs (VPNos 3.x)

Dynamic VPNs is a term given to VPNs that are readily scalable by maintaining the remote client database on a RADIUS server (as opposed to maintaining this data in the local security gateway). This method avoids any size limitations on the number of remote users due to security gateway Flash memory restrictions.

Depending on your security policy, you may wish to have the VPN session client configuration download file (CCD, part of dyna-policy) reside in the security gateway while remote client authentication occurs via the RADIUS database.

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3.7 specifications

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