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:
- Start the Access Tester, as described in Installing and Starting the Access Tester
- Click the Admin case icon. Figure illustrates the Access Tester console in Admin mode.
- 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
- Enter or import details into the Protected Resource URI panel and click Validate, as described in Validating Resource Protection from the Access Tester Console
- In User Identity panel, enter the information needed to test authentication:
- Username: Enter admin userID whose credentials are being validated.
- Password: Enter admin password whose credentials are being validated.
- Impersonate User: Enter userID of the individual who needs to be authenticated without password.
- Click Authenticate button to submit the request to the OAM server and look for a response in the Status Messages panel.
- On Successful authentication, a green check mark appears beside the Authenticate button and appropriate message also appears in the Status Messages panel.
- On failure, a red circle appears beside the Authenticate button and appropriate message also appears in the Status Messages panel.
- 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.
- On Successful authorization, a green check mark appears beside the Authorize button and appropriate message also appears in the Status Messages panel.
- On failure, a red circle appears beside the Authorize button and appropriate message also appears in the Status Messages panel.