Users Guide

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Authentication
The Server Administrator authentication scheme ensures that the correct access types are assigned to the correct user privileges. Additionally, when you
invoke the CLI, the Server Administrator authentication scheme validates the context within which the current process is running. This authentication scheme
ensures that all Server Administrator functions, whether accessed through the Server Administrator home page or CLI, are properly authenticated.
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Microsoft Windows Authentication
For supported Windows operating systems, Server Administrator authentication uses Integrated Windows Authentication (formerly called NTLM) to
authenticate. This authentication system allows Server Administrator security to be incorporated in an overall security scheme for your network.
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Red Hat®Enterprise Linux and SUSE®Linux Enterprise Server Authentication
For supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating systems, Server Administrator authentication is based on the Pluggable
AuthenticationModules(PAM)library.Thisdocumentedlibraryoffunctionsallowsanadministratortodeterminehowindividualapplicationsauthenticateusers.
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Encryption
Server Administrator is accessed over a secure HTTPS connection using secure socket layer (SSL) technology to ensure and protect the identity of the system
being managed. Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE) is used by supported Windows, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating
systems to protect the user credentials and other sensitive data that is transmitted over the socket connection when a user accesses the Server Administrator
home page.
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Microsoft Active Directory
The Active Directory service software acts as the central authority for network security, letting the operating system readily verify a user's identity and control
that user's access to network resources for Dell OpenManage applications running on supported Windows platforms. Dell provides schema extensions for
customers to modify their Active Directory database to support remote management authentication and authorization. IT Assistant, Server Administrator, and
Dell remote access controllers can now interface with Active Directory to add and control users and privileges from one central database. For information about
using Active Directory, see "Using Microsoft® Active Directory®."
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