Cisco Cisco Web Security Appliance S690 User Guide
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Chapter 6 Acquire End-User Credentials
Authentication Realms
Configuring Global Authentication Settings
Configure Global Authentication Settings to apply settings to all authentication realms, independent of
their authentication protocols.
their authentication protocols.
The Web Proxy deployment mode affects which global authentication settings you can configure. More
settings are available when it is deployed in transparent mode than in explicit forward mode.
settings are available when it is deployed in transparent mode than in explicit forward mode.
Before You Begin
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Be familiar with the following concepts:
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Step 1
Choose Network > Authentication
Step 2
Click Edit Global Settings.
Step 3
Edit the settings in the Global Authentication Settings section:.
Setting
Description
Action if Authentication
Service Unavailable
Service Unavailable
Choose one of the following values:
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Permit traffic to proceed without authentication. Processing
continues as if the user was authenticated.
continues as if the user was authenticated.
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Block all traffic if user authentication fails. Processing is
discontinued and all traffic is blocked.
discontinued and all traffic is blocked.
Failed Authentication
Handling
Handling
When you grant users guest access in an Identity policy, this setting
determines how the Web Proxy identifies and logs the user as a guest
in the access logs.
determines how the Web Proxy identifies and logs the user as a guest
in the access logs.
For more information on granting users guest access, see