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Custom Template

Use this table when configuring an authentication scheme based on the scheme type Custom. You create custom schemes using the C Authentication API. For more information, see the Developer’s Guide for C. The Java methods referenced in the table are in the class SmScheme.

Information Type

Value Assignment and Meaning

Scheme type

setType(TypeCustom)

The scheme type Custom.

Description

setDescription(description)

The description of the authentication scheme.

Protection level

setLevel(value)

A value of 0 through 1000. The higher the number, the greater degree of protection provided by the scheme. Default is 5.

Library

setLibrary(customLibName)

The name of the custom shared library you created using the C Authentication API.

Parameter

setParameter(param)

Any string of one or more parameters required by your custom authentication scheme.

For a custom authentication scheme that uses SSL, you must supply a URL that points to a SiteMinder Web Agent library required for the SSL-based authentication.

Shared secret

setSecret(secret)

The shared secret, if any, that your custom authentication scheme uses for encryption of credentials.

Is template?

setIsTemplate(0)

Set to false (0) to indicate that the scheme is not a template.

Is used by administrator?

setIsUsedByAdmin(flag)

Set to true (1) to specify that the scheme can be used to authenticate administrators, or to false (0) to specify that the scheme cannot be used to authenticate administrators. Default is 0.

Save credentials?

setAllowSaveCreds(0)

Set to false (0) to indicate that user credentials won’t be saved.

Is RADIUS?

setIsRadius(0)

Set to false (0)—scheme is not used with RADIUS agents.

Ignore password check?

setIgnorePwCheck(flag)

Set to true (1) to ignore password checking, or false (0) to check passwords. Default is 0.