Authentication

You have several options for authenticating users. Some options require that the server runs with root privileges.

Table 1. Authentication Options
Method OS Availability Server Must Run as System/Root?
Standard OS-level authentication (Windows or UNIX account)
  • Windows
  • UNIX
 Yes
Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM)
  • UNIX
 Yes
Internal Authentication
  • Windows
  • UNIX
 No
unix2
  • UNIX
 No
Single Sign-On
  • Windows
  • UNIX
 No