External authentication interface configuration

This section describes how to configure WebSEAL to use the external authentication interface.

Enabling the external authentication interface
Initiating the authentication process
Configuration of the external authentication interface trigger URL
The external authentication interface authentication process supports multiple request-response exchanges. For efficiency and the security of the WebSEAL server, these exchanges are typically streamed through WebSEAL. WebSEAL intercepts this exchange only when there is an occurrence of a special trigger URL in a request.
HTTP header names for authentication data
You must specify the names of the HTTP headers that contain the authentication data returned from the external authentication application.
Extracting authentication data from special HTTP headers
How to generate the credential
External authentication interface credential replacement
Validating the user identity
How to write an external authentication application

Parent topic: External authentication interface

Related concepts

External authentication interface overview
External authentication interface process flow
External authentication interface HTTP header reference
Use of external authentication interface with existing WebSEAL features