SecureTransport 5.3.6 Administrator Guide Save PDF Selected topic Selected topic and subtopics All content User authentication In a SiteMinder environment, a user can access SecureTransport resources using a web client or a command line client. If the SecureTransport SiteMinder module is enabled, SecureTransport uses different authentication methods depending on the type of client. Note All SiteMinder users are represented in SecureTransport by default as virtual users, unless no other specific user class is created for them from Access > User Classes. The following topics describe SiteMinder authentication: Web client (HTTP and HTTPS) user authentication - Describes SiteMinder web client user authentication. Command line client (FTP, FTPS, HTTPS, and SSH) user authentication - Describes SiteMinder command line client user authentication. User access control (authorization) - Describes user access control authorization and authentication. Related Links
User authentication In a SiteMinder environment, a user can access SecureTransport resources using a web client or a command line client. If the SecureTransport SiteMinder module is enabled, SecureTransport uses different authentication methods depending on the type of client. Note All SiteMinder users are represented in SecureTransport by default as virtual users, unless no other specific user class is created for them from Access > User Classes. The following topics describe SiteMinder authentication: Web client (HTTP and HTTPS) user authentication - Describes SiteMinder web client user authentication. Command line client (FTP, FTPS, HTTPS, and SSH) user authentication - Describes SiteMinder command line client user authentication. User access control (authorization) - Describes user access control authorization and authentication.