Enable or Disable External Authentication for a Remote Node

On a node-by-node basis, you can specify whether a remote node uses external authentication or if that remote node defaults to the external authentication setting in the .Local node record.

Complete the following procedure to configure a remote node for external authentication:

  1. If necessary, open the remote node record. The Edit Record dialog box is displayed.
  2. Click the External Authentication tab.
  3. Choose one of the following options:
    • To enable external authentication on the remote node, click Yes in the Enable External Authentication box.
    • To disable external authentication on the remote node, click No.
    • To default to the external authentication setting defined in the .Local node record, click Default to Local Node.
    Note: If external authentication is enabled in the .Local node record, it is automatically enabled in all remote node records.
  4. Type the Certificate Validation Definition character string defined in Sterling External Authentication Server.
  5. Click OK to close the Edit Record dialog box and update the parameters file.