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Authentication

Authentication requires users to identify themselves to gain access to a system or resources. The combination of a user ID and a password is the most common method of authentication. Users can identify themselves immediately upon entry to the system or the system can prompt users to identify themselves before accessing protected resources. After users successfully authenticate, the system identifies which resources-specific users have sufficient authorization to access.

Note: We can have simultaneous, multiple log ins with the same user ID and password. However, this method can result in a non-reliable behavior depending on the client or authentication method. For this reason, HCL Portal does not support simultaneous, multiple log ins.

HCL Portal supports the following methods for login and authentication: