Using IBM PowerSC MFA authentication (optional)

You can optionally use the IBM® PowerSC Multi-Factor Authentication out-of-band authentication type to authenticate to the PowerSC GUI server.

Important: In this release, PowerSC GUI supports IBM PowerSC MFA in the following way:
  • Password fallback is not supported.
  • All IBM PowerSC MFA out-of-band authentication methods except certificate authentication are supported.

You enter your policy name, which you must already know. Each policy defines the factors that you must provide. When you specify a valid authentication policy, a list of factors required to use the policy is displayed.

All configured authentication factors must succeed. For example, if an account is configured for both IBM PowerSC MFA with SecurID and RADIUS authentication methods, both methods must succeed.

Important: After you configure the PowerSC GUI server for IBM PowerSC MFA authentication, IBM PowerSC MFA authentication is enabled for all users. To authenticate without using IBM PowerSC MFA authentication, you must disable it.