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RSA Authentication Manager 6.1 to 8.1 Migration Guide
1 Important RSA Authentication Manager 8.1
Changes
Introduction to RSA Authentication Manager 8.1
RSA Authentication Manager is the authentication engine and deployment
management component of the RSA SecurID two-factor authentication solution.
SecurID tokens generate a series of random, ever-changing tokencodes. A tokencode
is a pseudorandom number, usually six digits in length. When a user attempts to
access a protected resource, an authentication agent installed on the network prompts
the user to enter the tokencode and the user’s personal identification number (PIN).
This combination of tokencode (something you have) plus the PIN (something you
know) is called a passcode.
The agent sends the passcode to Authentication Manager, which verifies the user’s
identity and grants access to the network.
Important Changes to Terms and Concepts
The physical and logical structure of RSA Authentication Manager has changed. The
following table lists new terms introduced in version 8.1 and maps old terminology to
the new terminology.
Version 6.1 Term Version 8.1 Term Comment
Server Instance An instance is one physical installation
of Authentication Manager. A single
deployment can have one primary
instance and up to 15 replica instances,
depending on your license. Each
primary and replica instance has an
internal database.