HP-UX AAA Server A.08.00.01 Administrator's Guide

Table 8-2 Special Entries
When to UseSpecial Entries
When specifying the primary realm for an entry, you can use a wild
card syntax such as *.realm. This syntax provides a shorthand for
Wildcard Entries
associating several related realms with a single authentication type.
For example, a company may have several branches,
eastern.company.com, western.company.com, and
central.company.com. The wild card entry for that company would
define *.company.com as the realm. This notation would include all
three realms. HP recommends that any such wild card entry be listed
after more specific entries. This order allows the preceding, specific
entries to override the wild card entry.
The DEFAULT realm acts as a matching realm entry for all realms.
By default, the DEFAULT realm is configured to authenticate against
DEFAULT Realm
the default set of users. Disable the DEFAULT realm by choosing the
No Store - Deny All Users option in the User Profile Storage
drop-down list.
The Null realm authenticates users that do not identify their realm
when requesting access (for example, the AAA server receives an
NULL Realm
access request from user, instead of [e-mail]). By
default, the NULL realm is disabled with the No Store: Deny All Users
setting.
Deleting a Realm
Complete the following steps to delete a realm:
106 Configuring Realms