Troubleshooting guide

16 1: Important RSA Authentication Manager 8.1 Changes
RSA Authentication Manager 6.1 to 8.1 Migration Guide
Authentication Manager 8.1 Enhancements
The following table compares the features of the RSA Authentication Manager 8.1
appliance to the RSA SecurID Appliance versions 2.0, 2.0.1 and 2.0.2.
N/A Identity source The internal database or a specified
LDAP directory.
User and user group data can reside in
either type of identity source.
Product-specific data resides in the
internal database.
LDAP synchronization
job
N/A
Like version 6.1, version 8.1 enables
you to use existing user and user group
data. In version 8.1 however, the
up-to-date LDAP data is accessed at
runtime, rather than updated in the
internal database by regularly
scheduled or manually run LDAP
synchronization jobs.
As a result, the latest LDAP data is
always available and always used to
validate authentications.
Version 6.1 Term Version 8.1 Term Comment
Features in RSA SecurID Appliance
2.0, 2.0.1, and 2.0.2
New Features in
Authentication Manager 8.1
Operating
System
Microsoft Windows 2003 SUSE Linux
Experience
Required
Familiarity with Microsoft Windows. The system administrator rarely needs to log
on to the Linux operating system.
Operating
System
Maintenance
The Appliance web user interface (UI)
provides access to basic system management
tasks.
To maintain the operating system, the system
administrator must log on to the Appliance
with Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop.
This is done directly from a client computer
or through the Advanced tab in the
Appliance web UI.
The system administrator logs on to the
web-based Operations Console. Most system
maintenance tasks are also handled through
this console.