Avocent DSView 3 manual 6

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6Authentication Services
Users must be authenticated before they may access or perform any tasks in the DSView 3
management software system.
When users log in, they will be prompted for a username and password. The DSView 3 software
will look up the login, determine the authentication service to use and forward the login credentials
to the appropriate authentication service for verification. All authentication is performed over an
HTTPS (SSL) encrypted link.
Some web browsers may store password information; see your web browser documentation.
Supported Authentication Services
The DSView 3 software is delivered with the DSView internal authentication service, which
verifies a log in and password against user account information stored in the database on the
DSView 3 softwareserver.
The DSView 3 software also supports the following external authentication services:
• Microsoft Active Directory® *
•IBM
® SecureWay® Directory Server *
• Novell® LDAP Services *
• Sun Solaris R9 LDAP Directory Server *
• Sun ONE™ LDAP Directory Server *
• Microsoft Windows NT domain
•Cisco
® Secure ACS 3.3 for Windows 2000/2003 server
• Microsoft IAS for Windows 2000/2003 server
• FreeRADIUS for Red Hat RHL3
• Cisco Secure ACS 3.3 for Windows 2000/2003 server
• RSA SecurID®
* Uses LDAP V3
If the DSView 3 server is configured for external authentication, login requests are re-directed to
the configured external authentication server.