External authentication interface configuration (EAI)

1. Enable the EAI
   
2. Initiating the authentication process
   
3. Configuration of the EAI trigger URL
   
4. HTTP header names for authentication data
   
5. Extracting authentication data from special HTTP headers
   
6. Generate the credential
   
7. EAI credential replacement
   
8. Validating the user identity
   
9. How to write an external authentication application
   

Parent topic: External authentication interface

Related concepts

• EAI overview
• EAI process flow
• EAI HTTP header reference
• Use of EAI with existing WebSEAL features