Option 2: Authentication data included in each request

Some authentication methods such as basic authentication or client-side certificates provide authentication data with every request.

If the WebSEAL servers in the cluster are configured to use such an authentication method, then failover events result in automatic authentication of the user without prompting the user to login again.

This method of handling failover events is relatively easy to configure and provides a good user experience. However, this method does not allow the use of certain WebSEAL features such as reauthentication and pkmslogout.

Parent topic: Options for handling failover in clustered environments