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Table 6-3
Web-based authentication types (continued)
Implementation in
pcAnywhere
ExplanationWeb-based authentication
methods
Users must specify a server
name and a valid user name.
Lets a host that is running on
an HTTP Web server validate
a user by checking a user list
associated with the HTTP
service. The user name and
password are sent over the
network in clear text.
HTTP Caller Authentication
Users must specify a server
name and a valid user name.
Lets a host that is running on
an HTTPS Web server
validate a user by checking a
list associated with an
HTTPS service.
This method is more secure
than FTP and HTTP
authentication because the
user name and password are
encrypted before they are
sent over the network.
HTTPS Caller Authentication
Users must log on to the
LDAP server, and then they
can browse for user names.
Validates a user by checking
a list stored in an LDAP
3.0-compliant directory
service.
Netscape LDAP Caller
Authentication
Protecting session security
Symantec pcAnywhere provides a number of options to protect the privacy of a
session and prevent users from performing specific tasks that might interfere
with the host session. These security measures provide an additional layer of
security, but are most effective when used in combination with stronger security
features in pcAnywhere. These measures include authentication and encryption,
which are designed to protect the host from unauthorized access and intentional
disruption of service.
Table 6-4 includes information about the ways in which pcAnywhere can protect
session security.
95Managing security in Symantec pcAnywhere
Protecting session security