User guide

Chapter 6 – RouteFinder Software

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Administration > User Authentication > Local Users

In this part of the software enter local users and define their access to various proxies.

External user databases can also be accessed (e.g., RADIUS servers, Windows NT servers, or Windows 2000

servers). User Authentication is useful if a user database already exists on such a server, in which case the user

need not be created on the RouteFinder again.

At the IP level, you can limit the access to the proxy services of your RouteFinder by setting Packet Filter rules

on your internal clients. This poses certain problems, however, if you are using a dynamic configuration protocol

internally, such as DHCP or BOOTP. In this case, user authentication becomes irrelevant. When requests are

made to a proxy service, the client must authenticate himself with his user name and password. This makes the

authentication person-based (i.e., user-based) and not IP-based, thus making a person-based Accounting in the

HTTP proxy access protocol possible.

Prerequisite

Before you can use Local Authentication, you must activate User Authentication for the respective proxy

services. In Proxy (e.g., Proxy > HTTP or Proxy > SOCKS) check the Local in the Authentication Types menu;

then click Add.

User Definition

User Name Enter the name of the user. This is a required field.

Password Enter the user’s password. The password should be a minimum of 8 characters.

Confirmation Confirm the password entered above by entering it again.

Description Enter a short comment that will identify the user to you.

HTTP User Check this checkbox if you want the user to have access to the HTTP proxy.

SOCKS User Check this checkbox if you want the user to have access to the SOCKS proxy.

SSH User Check this checkbox if you want the user to have SSH access.

Add Button Click Add after all the parameters are entered. After a successful definition, the

new user displays in the user table.

Edit or Delete You can edit or delete entries in the table by highlighting the desired entries and

clicking Edit or Delete under Command.