Chapter 10 Setting Up Authentication for the Cisco Unity Administrator

Determining the Authentication Method to Use for the Cisco Unity Administrator

Table 10-2lists the advantages and disadvantages of using Anonymous authentication with the Cisco Unity Administrator.

Table 10-2 Using Anonymous Authentication with the Cisco Unity Administrator

Advantages

Disadvantages

 

 

 

• Subscribers can choose whether to enter their Domino or Windows

•

When a subscriber enters Domino credentials

credentials on the Cisco Unity Log On page. If subscribers use their

 

on the Cisco Unity Log On page, the

Domino credentials, they do not need to have Windows domain

 

credentials are sent across the network in clear

accounts created for them. However, if subscribers have Windows

 

text. To solve this problem, set up Cisco Unity

domain accounts, they can use their Windows credentials to access

 

to use SSL.

the Cisco Unity Administrator if the Domino server goes down, for

•

When a subscriber enters Windows domain

example.

 

account credentials on the Cisco Unity Log

 

 

• When subscribers log on to the Cisco Unity Administrator from

 

On page, the credentials are sent across the

another domain, they can enter the applicable credentials on the

 

network in clear text. To solve this problem,

Cisco Unity Log On page for the domain that the Cisco Unity server

 

set up Cisco Unity to use SSL.

is in. Thus, you do not need to configure each subscriber browser to

•

By default, IIS is not set up so that the

prompt for a user name and password, nor do you need to establish

 

Cisco Unity Administrator uses the

trusts across domains.

 

 

Anonymous authentication method. You must

 

 

• When subscribers log on to the Cisco Unity Administrator from

 

configure it.

another domain, they are not prompted to re-enter their credentials

 

 

each time that they want to use the phone as a recording and playback

 

 

device for the Media Master.

 

 

 

 

 

How Integrated Windows Authentication Works with the Cisco Unity Administrator

When IIS is configured so that the Cisco Unity Administrator uses Integrated Windows authentication, Cisco Unity does not authenticate the subscriber. Instead, the identity of the user is verified by Windows.

1.A Cisco Unity subscriber starts Internet Explorer and attempts to browse to the Cisco Unity Administrator website.

2.Internet Explorer tries to get the home page for the Cisco Unity Administrator from IIS.

3.IIS indicates that it cannot authenticate the user.

4.When Internet Explorer is configured to prompt for a user name and password, it displays a dialog box and waits for the subscriber to enter the Windows domain account credentials. Once the subscriber enters the credentials, Internet Explorer tries to get the Cisco Unity Administrator web page again, but this time, it sends IIS an encrypted message regarding the Windows domain account based on the credentials that the subscriber entered in the dialog box.

When Internet Explorer is not configured to prompt for a user name and password, Internet Explorer tries to get the Cisco Unity Administrator web page again, but this time, it sends IIS an encrypted message regarding the Windows domain account based on the credentials that the subscriber entered to log on to Windows.

In both scenarios, the user password—or any representation of the password—is not sent across the network because authentication relies on Windows challenge/response.

 

 

Installation Guide for Cisco Unity Release 5.x with IBM Lotus Domino (Without Failover)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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OL-13599-01 specifications

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