Troubleshooting guide
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RSA Authentication Manager 6.1 to 8.1 Migration Guide
C Glossary
Active Directory
The directory service that is included with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2,
Microsoft Windows Server 2008, and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2.
Active Directory forest
A federation of identity servers for Windows Server environments. All identity servers
share a common schema, configuration, and Global Catalog.
administrative role
A collection of permissions and the scope within which those permissions apply.
administrator
Any user with one or more administrative roles that grant administrative permission to
manage the system.
agent host
The machine on which an agent is installed.
appliance
The hardware or guest virtual machine running RSA Authentication Manager. The
appliance can be set up as a primary instance or a replica instance.
approver
A Request Approver or an administrator with approver permissions.
assurance level
For risk-based authentication, the system categorizes each authentication attempt into
an assurance level that is based on the user’s profile, device, and authentication
history. If the authentication attempt meets the minimum assurance level that is
required by the RBA policy, the user gains access to the RBA-protected resource.
Otherwise, the user must provide identity confirmation to access the RBA-protected
resource.
attribute
A characteristic that defines the state, appearance, value, or setting of something. In
Authentication Manager, attributes are values associated with users and user groups.
For example, each user group has three standard attributes called Name, Identity
Source, and Security Domain.
attribute mapping
The process of relating a user or user group attribute, such as User ID or Last Name, to
one or more identity sources linked to the system. No attribute mapping is required in
a deployment where the internal database is the primary identity source.