User guide

Chapter 3: Authentication and Access Control for the Interstage HTTP Server
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Types of Authentication
There are three types of authentication, as shown below.
User authentication (Basic Authentication)
IP access control
Note
User authentication and IP access control can be used independently or together.
By using the online check function, it is possible to store the user name, password, and group
information used for user authentication on the directory server and check the user name/password
online.
User Authentication (Basic Authentication)
User authentication controls user names and passwords. User authentication has the function to limit
access to the resource on the Web server for each user by controlling user names and passwords.
Web server determines whether or not to permit access to the resource from user names and
passwords entered in the web browser.
Figure 3-1 shows the function of user authentication.
Figure 3-1 User Authentication