Authentication Systems

Use the Authentication Systems dialog box to define authentication systems for use with your ABL applications.

When you select the Authentication Systems option from the Domain Maintenance submenu, the Authentication Systems dialog box appears. The browser at the top of the dialog box contains the following fields:

Domain Type — Displays the type of authentication system (for example, LDAP, KERBOS, RSA, KEON, Internal)

To create a new authentication system record, select Create and enter information into the following fields:

Domain Type — The type of authentication system (LDAP, KERBOS, RSA, KEON, Internal, for example)

Note: This field is enabled only when you are creating a new system. You cannot edit an existing domain type. To change the domain type of an existing system, delete the current system record and add a new one.

To update an authentication system record, select it in the browser and edit the Description and Comment fields.

The following control options appear on the Authentication Systems dialog box:

Done — Closes the dialog. This option is disabled until you select Save or Cancel.

Create — Creates a new authentication system record and resets the fields for input.

Save — Saves changes to the current authentication system record and resets the fields for input.

Cancel — Cancels current changes to the authentication system record. Note that this option is disabled until you select Create or edit one of the fields for an existing record. If you select Cancel while creating a new record, the previously selected record displays.

Delete — Deletes the current administration system record after prompting for verification. If you delete a record, the next record in the browser appears. If you delete the last record, the Data Dictionary clears all of the fields in the Authentication Systems dialog box.

The following table describes the hot keys used with the Authentication Systems dialog box.

Table 33. Authentication Systems dialog box hot keys
Hot key	Description
CTRL+A	Selects Create, if the option is enabled
CTRL+N	Selects Cancel, if the option is enabled
DEL	Selects Delete, if the option is enabled Note: This hot key applies only if an authentication system record is selected in the browser.
F1/GO	Selects Save, if the option is enabled; otherwise, selects Done