IBM Worklight v5.0.5 > Develop IBM Worklight applications > Authentication configurationAuthentication realms
An authentication realm specifies how to...
- Collect user credentials, for example, using a login form, basic HTTP authentication or SSO.
- Verify user credentials (password matches user name, LDAP server, some other authentication server).
- Build the user identity.
The same realm can be used In different security tests. In this case, clients must undergo the authentication process defined for the realm only once
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