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Getting Started With Configuring Host Authentication
Configuring authentication on a host involves activating and defining authentication properties for the OCF server.
Before Configuring Authentication
- Configured at least one card reader for the host.
- Activated card services on the host.
- Decided on the authentication mechanisms to be used at your site and the sequence in which each mechanism must occur. Refer to the Solaris Smart Cards Administration Guide for details.
- Determined which applications running on the host must be protected by smart card login. Refer to the Solaris Smart Card Administration Guide for details.
Tasks for Configuring Authentication
- Activating the authentication services to be used by the OCF server,as described in To Activate Authentication Services.
- Defining the default authentication mechanisms to be used by the OCF server, as defined in To Define the Default Authentication Mechanism for the OCF Server
- Defining the authentication mechanism and card to be used for each client application running on the host, as explained in Getting Started With Configuring Client Applications.
After Configuring Host Authentication
- Restart the ocfserv daemon. See Controls Folder
- Go on to configure client applications running on the host.
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