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Creating an Authentication Source to Import and Authenticate Users

You can create a remote authentication source to import and authenticate users and groups from external user repositories.

Before you create an authentication source, you must:
  • Install the authentication provider on the computer that hosts the portal or on another computer.
  • Create a remote server that points to the computer that hosts the authentication provider.
  • Create an authentication web service on which to base the authentication source.
  • Create and configure the default profiles you want to apply to imported users.
  • Create the folders in which you want to store the imported users.
To create an authentication source you must have the following rights and privileges:
  • Access Administration activity right
  • Create Authentication Sources activity right
  • At least Edit access to the parent folder (the folder that will store the authentication source)
  • At least Select access to the authentication web service on which this authentication source will be based
  • At least Select access to the default profiles you want to apply to imported users
  • At least Select access to the folders in which you want to store the imported users
  1. Click Administration.
  2. Open the folder in which you want to store the authentication source.
  3. In the Create Object drop-down list, click Authentication Source - Remote. The Choose Web Service dialog box opens.
  4. Select the web service that provides the basic settings for your authentication source and click OK. The Remote Authentication Source Editor opens.
  5. On the Main Settings page, complete the following tasks:
    1. Setting an Authentication Source Category to Distinguish Users and Groups Imported from a Particular Domain
    2. Setting Default Profiles and Target Folders for Imported Users
    3. Setting a Target Folder for Imported Groups
  6. Click the Synchronization page and complete the following tasks:
    1. Under General Info, select Authentication and Synchronization.
    2. Specifying Which Users and Groups to Synchronize
  7. Click the Fully Synchronized Groups page and complete the following task:
  8. Click the Set Job page and complete the following task:
  9. Click the Properties and Names page and complete the following tasks:
The default security for this authentication source is based on the security of the parent folder. You can change the security when you save this authentication source (on the Security tab page in the Save As dialog box), or by editing this authentication source (on the Security page of the Authentication Source Editor).

Run the job you associated with this authentication source.

If you are importing only partial users or groups or are applying different default profiles to each group of users, after the associated job runs once, return to the Authentication Source Editor and perform any necessary additional tasks.

Parent topic: About Importing and Authenticating Users with Authentication Sources
Related concepts
About Importing and Authenticating Users with Authentication Sources
About Access Privileges
Related tasks
Creating Remote Servers
Creating an Authentication Web Service
Creating Default Profiles to Customize a Users Initial Portal Experience
Creating or Editing an Administrative Folder

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