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Supported Authentication Schemes and Password Policies

Some authentication scheme types support Password Policies, while others do not. You can view whether a particular type of authentication scheme supports Password Policies by opening the Authentication Scheme Properties dialog in the Policy Server User Interface. To view a particular authentication scheme type, select it from the drop-down list on the Scheme Common Setup group box and observe the Password Policies Enabled for this Authentication Scheme check box. If the authentication scheme does not support Password Policies, the check box description is dimmed and the check box is unavailable.

To view supported authentication scheme types and whether they support Password Policies without accessing the Policy Server User Interface, see the following table:

Authentication Scheme Type

Type Supports Password Policies?

Anonymous

No

Basic

Yes

Basic over SSL

Yes

Custom

Yes

HTML Forms

Yes

Impersonation

No

MS Passport

No

RADIUS CHAP/PAP

Yes

RADIUS Server

Yes

SafeWord

No

SafeWord and HTML Forms

No

SecurID

No

SecurID and HTML Forms

No

X.509 Client Certificate

No

X.509 Client Certificate and Basic

Yes

X.509 Client Certificate or Basic

Yes

X.509 Client Certificate and HTML Forms

Yes

X.509 Client Certificate or HTML Forms

Yes

Windows Authentication

Yes