CHAPTER 5 Configuring Authentication and

Authorization

The Firebox SSL VPN Gateway supports several authentication types including LDAP, RADIUS, RSA Secu- rID, NTLM, and Secure Computing’s SafeWord products.

The following topics describe how to configure Firebox SSL VPN Gateway authentication:

•Choosing When to Configure Authentication on the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway

•Configuring Authentication on the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway

•Configuring Local Authentication

•Configuring Local Users

•Configuring LDAP Authentication and Authorization

•Configuring RADIUS Authentication and Authorization

•Configuring RSA SecurID Authentication

•Configuring Secure Computing SafeWord Authentication

•Configuring NTLM Authentication and Authorization

•Configuring Double-Source Authentication

Configuring Authentication and Authorization

By default the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway authenticates users against a user list stored locally on the Fire- box SSL VPN Gateway. You can configure the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway to use LDAP, RADIUS, RSA SecurID, SafeWord, or NTLM (Windows NT 4.0) authentication servers. The Firebox SSL VPN Gate- way supports realm-based authentication to accommodate sites with more than one LDAP or RADIUS server or with a combination of SafeWord, LDAP, RADIUS, NTLM, and/or RSA SecurID authentication servers.

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SSL VPN specifications

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