Add Local User Authentication to the FTP Inbound Connection

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About this task

You can strengthen the security of inbound connections by enabling user authentication. This procedure describes how to add user information to the local user store to be validated by the engine during an inbound FTP client connection.

Note: Check the netmap to ensure that the policy you select is associated with the inbound nodes you want to authenticate.

To add user authentication for an inbound connection:

Procedure

  1. From IBM Sterling Secure Proxy, select Configuration from the left hand-side navigation panel.
  2. Click Polices, then click View all Policies to display the list of created policies.
  3. Select the Policy you want to edit, click Edit icon.
  4. Click the Advanced tab.
  5. Enable the User Authentication Through Local User Store option.
  6. Click Save.