Setting up Rational DOORS to use two-factor authentication

Set up your system to use two-factor authentication. Two-factor authentication is a security process where your users provide two means of identification to authenticate to the server.

Before you begin

Log in to Rational® DOORS® as the administrator user.

About this task

All of the configuration tasks for two-factor authentication are carried out in the Rational Directory Administration tool.
Note: When you set up two-factor authentication, make sure that you set up an entry in the Rational Directory Administration tool for the administrator user. The administrator user cannot log in to Rational DOORS without the additional entry.

Procedure

  1. Open the Login Properties window, as described in Configuring the Rational DOORS database.
  2. On the General tab, in the Directory Configuration area, set the Current Directory to Rational Directory Service (RDS). Complete the fields as instructed in the help.
  3. Log out of Rational DOORS.
  4. Log in to the Rational Directory Administration tool, and enable two-factor authentication. For information about enabling two-factor authentication, see the Rational Directory Administration Help.

Results

Rational DOORS is now set up to use two-factor authentication. The next time your users log in, they must authenticate against Rational DOORS and the Rational Directory Server before they can access the client.
There are more read-only fields on the Policy tab of the Login Properties window that display information about how two-factor authentication is configured. These fields are only visible if two-factor authentication is configured.
  • Use additional authentication

    This field is selected to show that two-factor authentication is in use.

  • Check system login credentials

    If this field is selected, two-factor authentication is set up to make sure that the user who is logging in to Rational DOORS is the same user who is logged in to the operating system.

Related concepts:
Configuring the Rational Directory Server
Rational Directory Server and Rational Directory Administration
Rational Directory Server modes
Database security
Related tasks:
Setting up Rational DOORS to use the Rational Directory Server
Exporting users and groups to the Rational Directory Server

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