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Authentication Levels

Authentication is the process of validating users. During authentication, the server asks itself, "Is the user who he or she says they are?"

Each DSA has one or more authentication levels. The authentication levels assigned to a DSA define what credentials a user must present to bind to and query that DSA.

CA Directory supports three levels of authentication:

• Anonymous authentication
• Clear-password authentication
• SSL authentication