User's Manual

Authentication Services
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Users must be authenticated before they may access or perform any tasks in the Rack Power
Manager management software system.
When users log in, they will be prompted for a username and password. The Rack Power
Manager software will look up the login, determine the authentication service to use and forward
the login credentials to the appropriate authentication service for verification. All authentication
is performed over an HTTPS (SSL) encrypted link.
Some web browsers may store password information; see your web browser documentation.
Supported Authentication Services
The Rack Power Manager software is delivered with the RPM internal authentication service,
which verifies a log in and password against user account information stored in the database on
the Rack Power Manager software server.
The Rack Power Manager software also supports the following external authentication services:
• Microsoft Active Directory
®
*
• Novell
®
LDAP Services *
• Sun Solaris R9 LDAP Directory Server *
• Sun ONE™ LDAP Directory Server *
• Microsoft Windows
®
NT domain
• Cisco
®
Secure ACS 3.3 for Windows 2000/2003 server
• Microsoft IAS for Windows
®
2000/2003 server
• FreeRADIUS for Red Hat RHL3
• Cisco
®
Secure ACS 3.3 for Windows 2000/2003 server
• RSA SecurID
®