Enabling biometrics and authorization codes

Use the IMS Configuration Utility to enable authorization codes and biometrics for user authentication.

1. Log on to the IMS Configuration Utility.
   
2. Navigate to Advanced Settings > AccessAdmin > User authentication > Authorization code.
3. Complete the following fields:

   Option	Description
   Authorization code enable	Specify whether authorization code authentication is enabled by the IMS Server.
   Enable biometrics support	Specify whether to enable or not enable biometrics support.

4. The following parameters are set during deployment and cannot be modified.

   You can view the parameters only by using the IMS Configuration Utility.

   Option	Description
   IMS AccessAgent shared secret for biometrics implementation.	This value is a secret shared between the IMS Server and AccessAgent. This value is required for the biometrics implementation.
   Biometrics vendor ID to its implementation class binding	This key specifies a set of bindings between the biometrics vendors supported by the IMS Server and the classes that implement the vendor-specific algorithms.

5. Click Update.