Configuring the authentication database
The authentication database holds information that the local system needs
to authenticate remote systems and users, or that a remote system
needs to authenticate the local host or users to it.
For each name that is to be authenticated either locally or remotely,
the database must hold a secret value or
password that is associated with the name.
To add or modify authentication settings for a system or a user:
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In the PPP Manager,
select
View Authentication
to view the names that currently have entries defined in the
authentication database.
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To add an entry to the database, select
Edit Add.
To change an existing authentication database entry, select
the name from those listed, and then select
Edit Modify.
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Enter the following information for the entry in the authentication database:
Name-
An identifier for an entry in the authentication database.
It is the name of a system or user
that PPP uses to look up entries in the database.
Enable CHAP secrets-
Select Yes if CHAP secrets are to be
associated with the name, then click on CHAP,
and enter the following information:
Local secret-
The secret that the remote host (the peer)
must know to authenticate with the local host (the authenticator)
using CHAP.
Remote secret-
The secret that the remote host (the authenticator)
knows when the local host (the peer) authenticates with it using
CHAP.
NOTE:
A CHAP secret must not contain any NULL characters.
You can use one of the following codes to specify a non-printing character:
\ooo-
where ooo is an octal number
\xhh-
where hh is a hexadecimal number
For example, you would use ``\007'' or ``\x07'' to represent
<Ctrl>G (ASCII BEL)
You should enter a backslash itself as ``\\''.
Click on OK when you have finished defining the secrets.
Enable PAP passwords-
Select Yes if PAP passwords are to be
associated with the name, then click on PAP,
and enter the following information:
Local password-
The password that the remote host (the peer)
must know to authenticate with the local host (the authenticator)
using PAP.
Remote password-
The password that the remote host (the authenticator)
knows when the local host (the peer) authenticates with it using
PAP.
NOTE:
A PAP password must not contain any NULL characters.
You can use one of the following codes to specify a non-printing character:
\ooo-
where ooo is an octal number
\xhh-
where hh is a hexadecimal number
For example, you would use ``\007'' or ``\x07'' to represent
<Ctrl>G (ASCII BEL)
You should enter a backslash itself as ``\\''.
Click on OK when you have finished defining the passwords.
Enable login password-
Select Yes if the name is associated with a user account with
pppsh(1M)
as the login shell, then click on Login, and enter the following
information:
User ID-
The number of the PPP user's account. If you are creating a new
user, a free user ID will be suggested.
Password-
Enter the user's password.
Confirm password-
Confirm the user's password.
Click on OK when you have finished defining the account details.
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Click on OK when you have finished defining the database entry.
To remove an entry from the authentication database:
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In the PPP Manager,
select
View Authentication
to view the currently defined authentication database entries.
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To delete an authentication entry, select
it from those listed, and then select
Edit Delete.
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Click on OK when asked to confirm that you want to delete the
entry.
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UnixWare 7 Release 7.1.4 - 22 April 2004