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Basic Authentication Schemes

Basic authentication identifies a user based on a user name and password. The user's identity is stored in a user directory. With a basic authentication scheme, the Policy Server locates a user in a directory based on the user name, then verifies that the password matches the one saved in the user directory (binds the user to the directory). If the user name and password supplied by the user match the data in the user directory, SiteMinder authenticates the user.

The Administrative UI provides authentication scheme templates for the following basic schemes:

• Basic (HTTP Basic)
• Basic over SSL