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Authentication Scheme Processing

When a request message is sent to a protected web service resource, the Policy Server uses the authentication scheme associated with a web service resource to determine how to identify the requesting user. The authentication scheme specifies the credentials that must be supplied with the request for authentication, as well as the method used by the Policy Server to validate the identity of the user represented by those credentials.

You can use the Administrative UI to configure authentication schemes and assign the schemes to application components.