6. Authentication

An Authentication Type specifies which credentials the user is required to supply in order to be authenticated and where the user's authentication data are stored. It is defined by the value of Auth-Type attribute in LHS of a ‘users’ entry.


6.1 Accept Authentication Type		Accept unconditionally.
6.2 Reject Authentication Type		Reject unconditionally.
6.3 Local Password Authentication Type		Authenticate using plaintext password.
6.4 Encrypted Password Authentication Type		Authenticate using MD5 encrypted password.
6.5 System Authentication Type		Authenticate using system account.
6.6 SQL Authentication Type		Authenticate using SQL.
6.7 PAM Authentication Type		Authenticate using PAM.
6.8 Defining Custom Authentication Types
6.9 Multiple Login Checking		Checking for Simultaneous Logins.
6.10 Controlling Authentication Probes

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