Management and Configuration Guide (Includes ACM xl) 2005-12

5-32 ProCurve Secure Access 700wl Series Management and Configuration Guide
Configuring Authentication
The current implementation of the XML-RPC Remote Profiles API uses SSL to provide the necessary
security for passing passwords and other optional data. The Remote Profiles API is discussed in detail
in “The Remote Profiles API” on page 5-33.
To configure the 700wl Series system to use an XML-RPC service for user authentication:
Step 1. Click the Rights button in the Navigation bar, then go to the Authentication Policies tab.
Step 2. Click the Authentication Services link in the left panel to go to the Authentication Services
page.
Step 3. On the Authentication Services page, click New Service button.
Step 4. Click the XML-RPC link in the left-hand column of the page.
The Create Authentication Service - XML-RPC page appears (see Figure 5-20).
The Edit Authentication Service - XML-RPC page is almost identical to the New Authentication
Service - XML-RPC page, except that the settings are displayed for the Authentication Service you
have selected. Also, a
Save As Copy button is provided.
Figure 5-20. Creating a New Authentication Service - XML-RPC
The information required to configure an XML-RPC authentication service is defined in Table 5-16 as
follows:
Step 5. Click Save when you have finished.
Table 5-16. XML-RPC Authentication Service Configuration
Field/Option Description
Name Your name for this authentication method. You can use any alphanumeric
string as the name.
URL The URL of the XML-RPC service to which authentication requests should be
sent.
Timeout Authentication request timeout (in seconds). If the XML-RPC service has not
completed the authentication requests within this interval, the authentication
is considered to have failed.