Cisco Systems 2.5 User Authentication

Chapter21 Cisco IOS SSLVPN
Creating an SSL VPN Connection
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Cisco Router and Security Device Manager 2.5 User’s Guide
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Allow Cisco SDM access through IP Address Checkbox
Check if you want to continue to access Cisco SDM from this IP address. T his
checkbox appears if you entered the IP address you are currently using to access
Cisco SDM.
Note If you check this checkbox, the URL that you must use to access Cisco SDM
changes after you deliver the configuration to the router. Review the information
area at the bottom of the window to learn whic h URL to use. Cisco SDM places a
shortcut to this URL on the desktop of your PC that you can use to access Cisco
SDM in the future.
Digital certificate
If you are creating a new gateway, select the digital certificate that you want the
router to present to clients when they log in to the ga teway. If you chose the IP
address of an existing gateway, the router will use the digital certificate
configured for that gateway, and this field is disabled.
Information area
When you provide the information in the IP Address and Name fields, this area
contains the URL that users will enter. You must provide this URL to the users for
whom you are creating this Cisco IOS SSL VPN.
If you checked Allow Cisco SDM access through IP address, the URL that you
must use in the future to access Cisco SDM is shown in this area. Cisco SDM
places a shortcut to this URL on the desktop of your PC after you deliver the
Cisco IOS SSLVPN configuration to the ro uter.
User Authentication
Use this window to specify how the router is to perform user authentication. The
router can authenticate CiscoIOS SSL VPN users locally, or it can send
authentication requests to remote AAA servers.