Additional Authentication server?

[aeroplane]

Hi

When we configure authentication realm, in authentication server tab, there is a option "additional authentication server". Here What is the difference b/w:

username is specified by user on sign-in page OR predefined as <USER>

password is specified by user on sign-in page OR predefined as <PASSWORD>

Thanks

[muttbarker]

This is for using a two authentication servers. If you use the predefined value shown <USER>... then the SA box will pass the value given on the login page to the second auth server. If you click the "specified" button the user must key in a value.

Hope that makes sense.

[stine]

Also remember that    <USER>   is the DOMAIN\USERNAME, and    <USERNAME>   is USERNAME.

Depending on your default Win2k8 configuration using <USER> in SSO can compensate for lazy NTadmins.

Of course it's also helpful in a multi-domain network.

[zanyterp]

The option pre-defined as <USER> , <USERNAME>, or <PASSWORD> means that those fields are determined from the primary authentication

The option "specified by user" means that the user will have to manually enter the username/password.

What this effectively means is you as the admin control the number of prompts the users see. If the usernames are identical between primary and secondary, you can use <USER> so that users only have to manually enter the password