Configuring Authentication and Authorization

Configuring Local Users

You can create user accounts locally on the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway to supplement the users on authentication servers. For example, you might want to create local user accounts for temporary users, such as consultants or visitors, without creating an entry for those users on the authentication server. In that case, you add the user to

the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway local user list as described in this section.

To add a user to another group, under Local Users, click and drag the user to the appropriate user group.

If a user is not a member of a group or groups you defined on the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway, the user receives the settings for the Default user group. If a user is part of a group other than the Default group, the user inherits only the settings of the

Default group if the group is configured to receive those settings. For more information, see “Default group properties” on page 90.

To create a user on the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway

1Click the Access Policy Manager tab.

2In the left-pane, right-click Local Users and then click New User.

3In User Name, type a user name. User names can contain spaces.

Note

Note: User names are not case-sensitive. Do not use a forward slash (/) in the user name or password. Passwords cannot begin or end with a space.

4In Password and Verify Password, type the password for the user.

A user enters this password when logging on. A password must be six or more characters up to a maximum of 127 characters.

5Click OK.

To delete a user from the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway

1Click the Access Policy Manager tab.

2In the left pane, right-click the user in the Local Users list and click Remove.

Adding Users to Multiple Groups

After creating the local user list, you can then add the users to groups that you created on the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway.

If you associate more than one group with a user account, the properties of the first group that you select on the Group Priority tab is used for the user.

To add a user to a group

Click the user in the Local Users list and drag it to a group.

Changing Password for Users

You can change the password for a user in the Administration tool.

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