Configuring Authentication

Lists the authentication methods supported by the Control System and the apiserver.

Both the Control System and apiserver (that processes REST API calls) require one of the following method of authentication:

• Basic authentication (with a username and password) on secure and non-secure clusters. Refer to documentation for information on setting up username, password, and permissions for accessing the Control System and REST API calls.
• Simple and Protected GSSAPI Negotiation Mechanism (SPNEGO) on secure clusters to authenticate REST calls to the Control System and access the resources directly. Refer to documentation for information on configuring SPNEGO for the Control System and REST API calls.
• Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) for password verification. Refer to documentation for information on configuring PAM for the Control System and REST API calls.

For information on using the Control System, maprcli commands, and the REST APIs, refer to topics under 7.9.0 Administration.