Page Description

Use the Authentication Methods Setup page to test and edit which authentication methods should be used to try to authenticate a user signing into Copia on the Authentication Setup page.

If several are defined, then each will be attempted in the specified order until one succeeds or they all fail. Three methods exist: "Basic Copia," Active Directory," and "LDAP." "Basic Copia" is what has always existed; it has no specific configuration. It will take the user name and password and check it against the user table to find a matching user name and password. If one is found, that user is logged in. "Active Directory" and "LDAP" both take the user name and password and allow the authentication server to determine if the credentials are correct. If they are, then the user in Copia with the same user name is logged in. The Copia password has no affect in this case, but the user name must match the user name used to sign in and authenticate. If there is no user name match in Copia, then that user will not be logged in. The "Active Directory" method also has no specific configuration. It auto-discovers the server using Windows ADSI API via COM commands. The "LDAP" method has configuration for domain and server. The server field accepts the IP or the computer name and allows a custom port number if different from the default.

For more help, click one of the following links:

• Accessing this Page
• Configure Authentication Methods

Accessing this Page

• Click the Authentication button on the System Defaults page, and then click the Configure Authentication Methods button on the Authentication Setup page.

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Configure Authentication Methods

1. The Authentication Methods Setup page is accessed by clicking on the Configure Authentication Methods button at the top of the Authentication Setup page. This page is where the different authentication methods are configured. Once a method has been defined then it can be added to the Authentication Setup page. See the Admin: Authentication Setup topic.
2. To view active only authentication methods on this page, select the Show active only checkbox. The three types of methods (Basic Copia, Active Directory, and LDAP) may only be added once. The First Method option is Basic Copia, the Second Method option is Active Directory, and the Third Method (Network Login) is LDAP. LDAP may have multiple entries.
3. These three methods can each be tested by entering a user name and password into the provided fields to the right of the page and then by clicking the Test button for the desired authentication method. This test will only test that the provided credentials are validated against the desired method (used to check the configuration for the authentication method). It will not fail in the case where the provided user name does not exist in Copia; it only validates against the authentication method. Click the Edit button for the desired authentication method to edit the name and type located in the provided fields to the right of the page. Click the Save button to save these changes.
4. Click the OK button to save your authentication methods to the Authentication Setup page or click the Cancel button to return to the Authentication Setup page without adding any changes.

Note that the "Enforce password minimum character requirements" on the System Defaults page only applies to Basic Copia authentication passwords. The locking of an account after a number of failed logins works no matter which authentication methods are configured. The "Expire passwords" feature (including notification) will only function if Basic Copia is defined as an authentication method.

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