User Authentication

Operations Connector supports the following user authentication strategies:

• Single Sign-On (SSO) for OMi (recommended)

  The default single sign-on authentication strategy for OMi is Lightweight Single Sign-On (LW-SSO). LW-SSO is embedded in OMi and does not require an external computer for authentication.

  LW-SSO enables a user to log into OMi once and gain access to all applications without being prompted to log in again. The applications inside OMi trust the authentication, and you do not need further authentication when moving from one application to another. For example, if you configure Operations Connector to use LW-SSO, OMi users can launch the Operations Connector user interface without having to provide additional credentials.

  Tip: OMi enables you to group users to make managing user permissions more efficient. For example, you could add all Operations Connector users to a dedicated group (BSMC_ADMINS, for example) and assign permissions to access Operations Connector to the group.

  For more information about LW-SSO, see the OMi Administration guide.

• Smart card authentication

  Operations Connector supports user authentication using smart cards. Operations Connector can be configured to use the certificates stored on the smart card in place of the standard model of each user manually entering a user name and password.

• Local user authentication

  Each Operations Connector instance maintains a local user store. These users can access the local Operations Connector instance only and cannot gain access to other applications. When OMi users launch the Operations Connector user interface, they have to provide the credentials of a local Operations Connector user.

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