WatchGuard Technologies SSL VPN manual 1Click the Access Policy Manager tab

Scenario 3: Configuring Local Authorization for Local Users

Silvio and Lisa are authorized to access any resource defined in the ACL of the Default user group because No Authorization is specified as the authorization type of the Guest realm.

In this example, Silvio and Lisa can access only the Web conference server on the internal network because that is the only network resource defined for the Default user group.

Scenario 3: Configuring Local Authorization for Local Users

By slightly altering the configuration discussed previously in the "Scenario for Creating Guest Accounts Using the Local Users List", the administrator can provide local users (Lisa Marth and Silvio Branco) with the same level of access to the internal network resources as either the Sales or the Engineering users. This scenario illustrates the concept of local authorization for local users.

Assume the administrator wants to provide Lisa and Silvio with the same level of access as the Engineer- ing users. To accomplish this, the administrator could perform two procedures:

•Change the authorization type of the Guest realm to Local Authorization

•Assign the local users Lisa Marth and Silvio Branco to the Remote Engineers group on the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway

To assign local users Lisa Marth and Silvio Branco to the Remote Engineers group on the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway, the administrator performs this procedure:

1Click the Access Policy Manager tab.

2Expand User Groups and then expand Local Users.

3Under Local Users, click the name Lisa Marth and drag her name to Local Group Users underneath the Remote Engineers user group.

4Under Local Users, click the name Silvio Branco and drag his name to Local Group Users

underneath the Remote Engineers user group.

When this procedure is complete, both of the following are true:

•Silvio Branco and Lisa Marth can enter the user credential "Guest\Silvio Branco" or "Guest\Lisa Marth" to authenticate to the Guest realm on the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway.

•Silvio and Lisa are authorized to access any resource defined in the ACL of the Remote Engineers user group because Local Authorization is specified as the authorization type of the Guest realm.

When Local Authorization is specified, local users receive the authorization associated with the user group on the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway to which they are assigned. They do not receive the authoriza- tion associated with the Default user group on the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway, as is the case when No Authorization is selected for the Guest authentication realm.

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