Configuring IBM i Access Client Solutions applications to use Kerberos authentication

You must use Kerberos to authenticate before you can use IBM i Access Client Solutions applications to access your system. Therefore, from your PC, you need to configure IBM i Access Client Solutions to use Kerberos authentication.

To configure IBM i Access Client Solutions applications to use Kerberos authentication, complete the following steps:

Note: Each of your users needs to perform all of these steps on their own PC.
  1. Log on to the Windows domain by signing in to your PC.
  2. In IBM i Access Client Solutions on your PC, select Actions > Management > System Configurations.
  3. On the System Configuration page, select System A and click Edit.
  4. On the Connection tab, select Use kerberos authentication; do not prompt. Click OK. This will allow IBM i Access Client Solutions connections to use the Kerberos principal name and password for authentication.
  5. On the System Configuration page, click Close.
  6. Repeat these steps for System B.

Now that you have configured IBM i Access Client Solutions applications to use Kerberos authentication, you can verify the single sign-on environment.