Active Directory authentication (AD)
Active Directory (AD) authentication uses the
User Principal Name value.
That value is stored in the
WINDOWS_ID field of the
FSUSER table. The
WINDOWS_ID format is:
user@domain
Login
When users log into Optiva, they enter their Windows ID credentials (domain\user) for a user in the Active
Directory. The Optiva Server relies on
the domain controller to convert those credentials to a User Principal Name and validate
this information. The User Principal Name must match the WINDOWS_ID value in the FSUSER table.
The login format is:
domain\user
Secure connection
The actual Active Directory credentials are sent from the client to the server. The Optiva web client should only use a secure connection to communicate with the server. See Configuring Active Directory Federation Services.