When you enable server security, the default authentication method is to enter your user name and password. You can use three authentication methods. The following table contains details about each method.
Authentication Method | Parameter | Description |
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User name and password | UsernamePassword | The server verifies the user name and encrypted password that the client provides. |
User keys | UserKeys | The server identifies the user by checking the user key mappings against its distinguished name. This information is stored inside the client's certificate. To use this method, all Rational DOORS users must be mapped to their corresponding keys, and when they start the client, the correct certificate must be used. For example, a standard user named test_user1 is allocated a unique certificate that was purchased or created by the system administrator. The certificate contains test_user1's information, including a distinguished name such as TEST_user1. The Rational® DOORS® database manager maps the user to the certificate by adding the distinguished name to the user profile; for example, the user key DN=TEST_user1. |
User name, password, and user key | UsernamePasswordAndUserKeys | The server does the same operations for user keys first and then for the user name and password. |