System information

OnBoard Authentication Options
6 AlterPath OnBoard Administrator’s Guide
authentication methods that are used by SNMP, PPTP, IPSec, or PPP are
described in the related sections.
The following table lists the supported authentication methods and indicates
which methods are available for the OnBoard and which are available for
connected devices.
When a table cell is blank, the authentication method is not supported.
Table 1-2: Supported Authentication Types (Sheet 1 of 3)
Type Description OnBoard Device
None No login required. X
Local Uses local user/password for local
authentication on the OnBoard.
X X
Kerberos Uses user/password configured on the
Kerberos authentication server. No logins
allowed if Kerberos server is down or
Kerberos authentication fails.
XX
Kerberos Down/Local Uses local authentication if Kerberos
server is down.
XX
Kerberos/Local Uses local authentication if Kerberos
authentication fails.
XX
Local/Kerberos Uses Kerberos authentication if local
authentication fails.
XX
LDAP Uses user/password configured on the
LDAP (Lightweight directory access
protocol) authentication server. No logins
allowed if LDAP server is down or
LDAP authentication fails.
X X
LDAP Down/Local Uses local authentication if LDAP server
is down
X X
LDAP/Local Uses local authentication if LDAP
authentication fails
XX