External authentication interface

Security Verify Access provides an external authentication interface that enables us to extend the functionality of the WebSEAL authentication process. The external authentication interface allows third-party systems to supply an authenticated identity to WebSEAL and Web-server plug-ins. The identity information is then used to generate a credential. This extended authentication functionality is similar to the existing custom authentication module capability provided by the Web security external authentication C API. However, the external authentication interface allows the user identity to be supplied in HTTP Response headers rather than through the authentication module interface.

Parent topic: Advanced authentication methods

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