Users Guide
The following table describes the Add General SQLDB > General parameters:
Parameter Action/Description
Name Specify the name of the authentication source.
Description Provide the additional information that helps to identify the authentication source.
Type Select Generic SQL DB.
Use for
Authorization
Enable this option to request Policy Manager to fetch role-mapping attributes (or authorization
attributes) from this authentication source.
If a user or device successfully authenticates against this authentication source, then Policy
Manager also fetches role-mapping attributes from the same source if the Use for Authorization
field is enabled. This check box is enabled by default.
Authorization
Sources
Specify additional sources from which to fetch role-mapping attributes. Select a previously
configured authentication source from the drop-down list and click Add to add to the list of
authorization sources.
Click Remove to remove the authorization source from the list.
If Policy Manager authenticates the user or device from this authentication source, then Policy
Manager also fetches role-mapping attributes from these additional authorization sources.
NOTE: You can specify additional authorization sources at the service level. Policy Manager
fetches role-mapping attributes irrespective of which authentication source the user or device was
authenticated against.
Backup
Servers
To add a backup server, click Add Backup.
From the Backup 1 tab, you can specify connection details for a backup server (same fields as for
primary server that are specified below).
To remove a backup server, select the server name and click Remove.
Select Move Up or Move Down to change the server priority of the backup servers. This is the
order in which Policy Manager attempts to connect to the backup servers.
Cache
Timeout
Policy Manager caches attributes fetched for an authenticating entity. This parameter controls the
time period for which the attributes are cached.
Table 104: Add Generic SQLDB > General Parameters
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