Definition: When a user attempts to access a protected network resource, the Policy Server
uses the authentication scheme associated with the resource‘s realm to
determine how to identify the user. The authentication scheme specifies the
credentials that the user must supply for authentication, as well as the method
used by the Policy Server to validate the user‘s identity.
In the example above, the user requests the protected resource sales.html from the /Sales/ realm. This realm requires Basic authentication. The Policy Server informs the Web Agent that the resource is protected and requests Basic credentials from the user via the Web Agent, which prompts the user for a user name and password.
There are two type of Authentication scheme templates available in Aministrative UI.
■ Basic (HTTP Basic)
■ Basic over SSL
In the example above, the user requests the protected resource sales.html from the /Sales/ realm. This realm requires Basic authentication. The Policy Server informs the Web Agent that the resource is protected and requests Basic credentials from the user via the Web Agent, which prompts the user for a user name and password.
There are two type of Authentication scheme templates available in Aministrative UI.
■ Basic (HTTP Basic)
■ Basic over SSL
