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• Failover — If one server fails, the other servers within the cluster automatically absorb the
workload.
• High Availability — The ability for each server to absorb the workload.
Example: An Enterprise Authentication server receives an authentication request but is disconnected
from the network for routine maintenance. Another Enterprise Authentication server within the same
cluster immediately absorbs the request and seamlessly continues to authenticate the user.
Cluster installations are helpful to:
• Ensure that the authentication process is uninterrupted during routine server maintenance
• Monitor and maintain separate databases for multiple resources
• Recover system data after a failure
Web-based interface
Enterprise Authentication is comprised of two web-based interface portals designed specifically for
administrator and user needs.
Table 2-1 Interface definitions
Interface Definition
Administration Provides administrators with a single, central point for configuring and managing
Enterprise Authentication.
Web Manager User administrators and service desk personnel use their network user name and
password to log on and access these settings:
• General user information
• Reset user lockout
• Token management
• PIN management
Users log on with their network user name and password to access these settings:
• General information
• Token enrollment
• Security questions
• PIN management
Tenancy and administrator roles
Enterprise Authentication supports multi-tenant architectures, where one Enterprise Authentication
server hosts multiple client-organizations, also called tenants. To manage each tenant, Enterprise
Authentication uses role-based access to assign different sets of administrator permissions.
Contents
Multi-tenancy
Administrator roles and permissions
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Deployment options
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