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.