Table 70: Web Page Authentication Variables

Variable

user

password

FQDN

Description

(Required)

(Required)

The fully-qualified domain name (this is dependent on the setting of the controller and is supported only in Global Catalog Servers software.

The form can use either the "get" or the "post" methods, but the "post" method is recommended. The form's action must absolutely or relatively reference https://<controller_IP>/auth/index.html/u.

You can construct an authentication form using the following HTML:

<FORM method="post" ACTION="/auth/index.html/u">

...

</FORM>

A recommended option for the <FORM> element is:

autocomplete="off"

This option prevents Internet Explorer from caching the form inputs. The form variables are input using any form control method available such as INPUT, SELECT, TEXTAREA and BUTTON. Example HTML code follows.

Username Example

Minimal:

<INPUT type="text" name="user">

Recommended Options:

accesskey="u"

Sets the keyboard shortcut to 'u'

SIZE="25

"Sets the size of the input box to 25

VALUE=

""Ensures no default value

Password Example

Minimal:

<INPUT type="password" name="password">

Recommended Options:

accesskey="p"

Sets the keyboard shortcut to 'p'

SIZE="25

"Sets the size of the input box to 25

VALUE=

""Ensures no default value

FQDN Example

Minimal:

<SELECT name=fqdn>

<OPTION value="fqdn1" SELECTED> <OPTION value="fqdn2">

</SELECT>

Recommended Options:

None

Finally, an HTML also requires an input button:

<INPUT type="submit">

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