Patton electronic SmartNode 4110 Series manual Authentication Service configuration task list

SmartWare Software Configuration Guide 50 • Authentication Service

Introduction

This chapter describes how to configure authentication services in SmartWare. The Authentication Service is a data base that manages Authentication Credentials of one or more Realm. A Realm is an Authentication Zone or Authentication Domain that defines the authentication responsibility in a network. Each Authentication Creden- tial created in an Authentication Service belongs to the defined Realm and exists on a User Name and an optional Password. It is also possible to create an Authentication Service without specifying a Realm, which represents the default realm. Whenever authentication is required and the provided Realm doesn't exist in an Authentication Service, this default realm will be considered to find the right Authentication Credentials.

Authentication Service configuration task list

The following section describes how to create a new authentication service and how to enter the configuration mode of an existing service. Additionally, it describes all commands and sub commands of the authentication service configuration mode. All configuration tasks for Authentication Services are listed below.

•Create an Authentication Service (see page 605)

•Configure a Realm (see page 606)

•Configure the authentication protocol (see page 606)

•Create credentials (see page 606)

Creating an Authentication Service

The authentication-servicecommand enters the configuration mode of an existing authentication or creates a new one if the requested service does not yet exist. The no form of the command destroys the authentication service.

Mode: Configure

Step	Command	Purpose
1	[node](cfg)# [no] authentication-service	Creates/Destroys an authentication service or
	<name>	enters configuration mode.

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