Configuring file-based user authentication

You can configure IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager or modify the existing configuration for file-based user authentication. File-based authentication is configured by default when you install the product.

• Using the graphical user interface
  1. Log in to the graphical user interface.
  2. On the home page, click the menu icon () at the upper left of the page.
  3. Click User management > Authentication providers.
     The current user authentication properties are displayed.
  4. To configure or modify the existing user authentication settings, click the edit icon () next to File authentication.
  5. In the File tab, make sure that the Enable file-based authentication option is selected and specify the following parameter values.
     Configuration properties

     Property name	Description
     Username	Specify the user name of the IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager administrator user.
     Password	Specify the password for the IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager administrator user.
     Confirm new password	Specify the password that you provided in the Password field.

  6. Click Save.
  7. On the confirmation window, click OK.
• Using REST interface
  1. Access the Swagger UI. For more information, Using Swagger UI.
  2. Authenticate and authorize the IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager REST API operations.
  3. To configure file-based authentication, see Update File-Based Authentication Configuration REST Service.
  4. To view the authentication configuration values, see Get Authentication Configuration Details REST Service.