Verify Access Appliance: Creating an authorization server instance

Create an authorization server instance

To create an authorization server instance, use the Authorization Server management page.
Steps

Select Web > Manage > Authorization Server. The status of all authorization server instances is displayed.
Click New.
In the New Authorization Server Instance window, provide values for the displayed fields.
On the Instance tab, define the following fields.
Field Description

Instance Name Name of the authorization server instance.

Host Name Name of the local host. The name is used during the construction of the authorization server instance name. The default value is the host name of the local system.

Authorization Port The port over which authorization requests are received. Default is the next available port from 7136.

Administration Port Port over which ISAM administration requests are received. Default is the next available port after the authorization port value.

IP Addresses The IP addresses on which the authorization server listens for requests. To add an IP address to the selected box, select the address from the list immediately under IP Addresses and then click Add. To remove an IP address from the selected list, select the address from the box and then click Remove.

On the IBM Security Verify Access tab, define the following fields.
Field Description

Administrator Name The administrator user name of IBM Security Verify Access.

Administrator Password The administrator user password of IBM Security Verify Access.

Domain The domain name of IBM Security Verify Access.

If we use an LDAP server that is external to the appliance, a User Registry tab is also displayed. On the User Registry tab, define the following fields.
Field Description

Enable SSL Specifies Whether to enable SSL communication between the instance and the LDAP server.

Key File Name The file containing the LDAP SSL certificate. This field is only valid if the Enable SSL check box is selected.

Certificate Label LDAP client certificate label. This field is only valid if the Enable SSL check box is selected.

Port Port number through which to communicate with the LDAP server. This field is only valid if the Enable SSL check box is selected.

Click Finish.

Parent topic: Authorization servers

Field	Description
Instance Name	Name of the authorization server instance.
Host Name	Name of the local host. The name is used during the construction of the authorization server instance name. The default value is the host name of the local system.
Authorization Port	The port over which authorization requests are received. Default is the next available port from 7136.
Administration Port	Port over which ISAM administration requests are received. Default is the next available port after the authorization port value.
IP Addresses	The IP addresses on which the authorization server listens for requests. To add an IP address to the selected box, select the address from the list immediately under IP Addresses and then click Add. To remove an IP address from the selected list, select the address from the box and then click Remove.

Field	Description
Administrator Name	The administrator user name of IBM Security Verify Access.
Administrator Password	The administrator user password of IBM Security Verify Access.
Domain	The domain name of IBM Security Verify Access.

Field	Description
Enable SSL	Specifies Whether to enable SSL communication between the instance and the LDAP server.
Key File Name	The file containing the LDAP SSL certificate. This field is only valid if the Enable SSL check box is selected.
Certificate Label	LDAP client certificate label. This field is only valid if the Enable SSL check box is selected.
Port	Port number through which to communicate with the LDAP server. This field is only valid if the Enable SSL check box is selected.