Create Custom Authentication Module

Custom type Authentication module relies on bundled plug-ins. It generally uses more than one plug-in that you can orchestrate to ensure that each one performs a specific authentication function. Depending on the success or failure action defined for each plug-in, another authentication plug-in is called. Use the Create Custom Authentication Module page to create a new custom authentication module.

General

General section identifies the unique name and optional description for the individual plug-in.

The following table describes the elements in the General section of the Create Custom Authentication Module page:

Element	Description
Name	Type a unique name up to 60 characters.
Description	Type a short description up to 250 characters.
Apply	Click to submit this Custom Authentication module.

Steps

Steps section identifies the specific plug-ins to use, and their execution order based on the configuration details of each plug-in (including the user identity store to use).

The following table describes the elements in the Steps section of the Create Custom Authentication Module page:

Element	Description
View	Choose commands from the View menu to control how the columns are displayed: Columns - Click a column header name to quickly show or hide a single column. Detach - Click to open the table in a larger window. Reorder Columns - Click to open a dialog that lets you change the order of the table columns.
	Click to add a new step using the Add new step dialog box.
	Select a row and click to remove the row from the table.
Detach	Click to expand the table to a full page.
Step Name	Displays the added Step Name.
Description	Displays the description added for the Step Name.
Plug-in Name	Displays the added Plug-in Name.
Step Details	Details are displayed depending on the chosen plug-in and its requirements. Plug-in configuration details must be specified to ensure proper operation.
Save	Click Save to save the changes.
Cancel	Click Cancel to cancel the changes.
Apply	Click Apply to submit this Custom Authentication Module.

Add new step dialog box

The following table describes the elements in the Step Details section of the Create Custom Authentication Module page:

Element	Description
Step Name	Type a unique name to identify this step, you can enter up to 60 characters.
Description	Type a short description for this step, you can enter up to 250 characters.
Plug-in Name	Choose a Plug-in for a particular step from the list of imported and activated plug-ins.

Steps Orchestration

Step Orchestration section specifies the action to be taken on success or on failure or on error.

The following table describes the elements in the Steps Orchestration section of the Create Custom Authentication Module page:

Element	Description
Initial Step	Choose the starting step from those listed. The list includes only those steps defined for this module.
Name	Each step added to this module is listed by the name that was entered when the step was added.
Description	The description for this step, entered when this step was added.
On Success	The action selected for successful operation, you can choose from the drop-down list: Success Failure StepName (activates the next step)
On Failure	The action selected for failure of this step, you can choose from the drop-down list: Success Failure StepName (activates the next step)
On Error	The action selected for an error when executing this step, you can choose from the drop-down list: Success Failure StepName (activates the next step)
Apply	Click Apply to submit the Custom Authentication Module.