Authentication Types

Authentication Types is a standard configuration interface for the authentication options within Unified Assurance.

You can configure Unified Assurance to authenticate users with the following methods:

• Internal: For backup accounts and environments without external authentication. By default, internal authentication is always active.

• LDAP: For OpenLDAP integration.

• Active Directory: For Microsoft Active Directory (AD) integration.

• SAML: For SAML integration.

  Note

  With the SAML authentication type enabled, all deep-links will attempt to validate against SAML service, potentially redirecting the user to a SAML identity provider login screen. All users should log into the top-level Web FQDN and only use deep-links after logging in.

For conceptual information about authentication types, see the following topics in Unified Assurance Security Guide:

• Authentication Options and Adding User Accounts

• Configuring Multitenancy

• Multi-Group Users

For information about interacting with the grid and form, see Standard Configuration Interface in Unified Assurance Concepts. The button bar with add, clone, and delete options does not appear for the Authentication Types interface.

This user interface calls REST methods from the api/AAA/authTypes endpoints. See REST API for Unified Assurance Core for details.

The UI path for this interface is Configuration -> AAA -> Authentication Types.

Subforms

• Active Directory

• Internal

• LDAP

• SAML