Chapter 18 Authentication Policy

Table 95 Configuration > Auth. Policy (continued)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Authentication

Use this table to manage the ZyWALL’s list of authentication policies.

Policy Summary

 

 

 

Add

Click this to create a new entry. Select an entry and click Add to create a new entry after

 

the selected entry.

 

 

Edit

Double-click an entry or select it and click Edit to open a screen where you can modify the

 

entry’s settings.

 

 

Remove

To remove an entry, select it and click Remove. The ZyWALL confirms you want to remove

 

it before doing so.

 

 

Activate

To turn on an entry, select it and click Activate.

 

 

Inactivate

To turn off an entry, select it and click Inactivate.

 

 

Move

To move an entry to a different number in the list, click the Move icon. In the field that

 

appears, specify the number to which you want to move the interface.

 

 

Status

This icon is lit when the entry is active and dimmed when the entry is inactive.

 

 

Priority

This is the position of the authentication policy in the list. The priority is important as the

 

policies are applied in order of priority. Default displays for the default authentication

 

policy that the ZyWALL uses on traffic that does not match any exceptional service or other

 

authentication policy. You can edit the default rule but not delete it.

 

 

Source

This displays the source address object to which this policy applies.

 

 

Destination

This displays the destination address object to which this policy applies.

 

 

Schedule

This field displays the schedule object that dictates when the policy applies. none means

 

the policy is active at all times if enabled.

 

 

Authentication

This field displays the authentication requirement for users when their traffic matches this

 

policy. This is n/a for the default policy.

 

unnecessary - Users do not need to be authenticated.

 

required - Users need to be authenticated. They must manually go to the login screen.

 

The ZyWALL will not redirect them to the login screen.

 

force - Users need to be authenticated. The ZyWALL automatically displays the login

 

screen whenever it routes HTTP traffic for users who have not logged in yet.

 

 

Description

If the entry has a description configured, it displays here.

 

 

Apply

Click this button to save your changes to the ZyWALL.

 

 

Reset

Click this button to return the screen to its last-saved settings.

 

 

18.2.1 Creating/Editing an Authentication Policy

Click Configuration > Auth. Policy and then the Add (or Edit) icon to open the Endpoint Security Edit screen. Use this screen to configure an authentication policy.

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