CHAPTER 6 Adding and Configuring Local Users and User Groups

User groups define the resources the user has access to when connecting to the corporate network through the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway. Groups are associated with the local users list. After adding local users, you can then define the resources they have access to on the Access Policy Manager tab. This chapter discusses the following group settings:

•Adding Local Users

•User Group Overview

•Creating User Groups

•Configuring Properties for a User Group

•Configuring Resources for a User Group

•Setting the Priority of Groups

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

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. This is the logon name the user needs when logging onto Secure Access. User names can contain spaces.

4In Password and Verify Password, type a password for the user in the two fields.

A user enters this password when logging onto Secure Access. A password must be six or more characters up to a maximum of 128 characters. Do not use a forward slash (/) in the user name or password.

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