26.8 Validating User Authentication without Password

Access Tester provides an Admin mode in which the user is authenticated without a password. Admin mode is set to true after validation of credentials of the user initiating the authentication request. The user submitting the request will be a system user and a delegated admin.

Use the following steps to test user Authentication and Authorization:

  1. Start the Access Tester, as described in Installing and Starting the Access Tester
  2. Click the Admin case icon. Figure illustrates the Access Tester console in Admin mode.
  3. Add relevant details to the Server Connection panel and click Connect, as described in Establishing a Connection Between the Access Tester and the OAM Server
  4. Enter or import details into the Protected Resource URI panel and click Validate, as described in Validating Resource Protection from the Access Tester Console
  5. In User Identity panel, enter the information needed to test authentication:
    1. Username: Enter admin userID whose credentials are being validated.
    2. Password: Enter admin password whose credentials are being validated.
    3. Impersonate User: Enter userID of the individual who needs to be authenticated without password.
  6. Click Authenticate button to submit the request to the OAM server and look for a response in the Status Messages panel.
    1. On Successful authentication, a green check mark appears beside the Authenticate button and appropriate message also appears in the Status Messages panel.
    2. On failure, a red circle appears beside the Authenticate button and appropriate message also appears in the Status Messages panel.
  7. After successful authentication click the Authorize button to submit the request to the OAM server. All relevant authorization conditions and responses are considered during this policy evaluation.
    1. On Successful authorization, a green check mark appears beside the Authorize button and appropriate message also appears in the Status Messages panel.
    2. On failure, a red circle appears beside the Authorize button and appropriate message also appears in the Status Messages panel.