Use this tab to configure the Authentication settings of all PPM
applications.
| Field | Description |
|---|
| Authentication Mode
|
Select the mode of authentication that users use when logging on to
the application.
- Basic — Select
this option to use the user ID and password in the application database when
logging on to the application.
When the authentication mode is set to
Basic and not all installed products are
compatible with PPM Administrator, you cannot add a new user. The
New User button will be disabled on both
the
Users Detail View and
Users List View.
- Windows —
Select this option to use
Windows Authentication when logging on to
the application. The supported authentication types are listed in the
Authentication Type drop-down list.
If this option is selected, you can only select
Windows Authentication on the Users
Authentication tab.
- Mixed — Select
this option to allow both the
Basic and
Windows authentication modes.
When the authentication mode is set to
Mixed and not all installed products are
compatible with PPM Administrator, you can add a new record, but the user
authentication will be set to
Windows Authentication by default. Both
the
Basic Authentication user authentication
option and the
Set Password button will be disabled on
the Users Authentication tab.
Note: Selecting
Basic authentication automatically disables
the
Authentication Type drop-down,
Group Membership, and
Default Windows Domain fields. Your previous
selections are not lost. Any values entered in those fields before switching to
Basic authentication are retained. This
allows you to toggle between authentication modes without having to enter your
settings again. When you return to either
Mixed or
Windows
authentication, the fields become enabled again and
display your saved configurations.
|
| Authentication Type
|
This drop-down list only becomes enabled if you select
Windows or
Mixed in the
Authentication Mode drop-down list.
Select one of the following authentication types:
- Windows
User Name (User) — If you select this option, the Windows login ID
is authenticated against the list of users in the application database. If a
match is found, the user can log on to the application.
- Windows
Domain\User Name <Domain\User> — If you select this option,
the domain name and the Windows login ID are authenticated against the list of
users in the application database. If a match is found, the user can log on to
the application. The domain name must be specified in the user’s record if you
select this option.
- Windows
User Principal Name <Windows User Name>@<Domain Name> —
If you select this option, the Windows User Principal Name (which is typically
the user's fully qualified domain email address) is authenticated against the
list of email addresses in the application database. If a match is found, the
user can log on to the application.
|
| Group Membership
|
Select a Windows group.
If the
Windows or
Mixed authentication mode is enabled and a
Windows group is specified, users who log on to the application must be a
member of the specified group.
|
| Default Windows Domain
|
Enter the default Windows domain to be used when adding new users.
|
To access this tab, see
Display the System Authentication Tab.