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Kerberos Authentication using Kerberos Distribution Center

Using this method of authentication, users are automatically authenticated against a Kerberos Distribution Center, and do not need to enter authentication details when connecting their browser to the Clearswift Gateway.

To configure Kerberos authentication:

1. From the System Center Home page, click Proxy Settings. The Proxy Settings page appears.
2. Click Authentication Settings to display the Authentication Settings page.
3. Move the mouse pointer over the User Authentication is Disabled/Enabled section, and click Click here to change these settings.
4. Select Kerberos Authentication using Kerberos Distribution Center, and click Save.
5. Move the mouse pointer over the Kerberos Distribution Center section, and click Click here to change these settings.
6. Enter the fully qualified domain name of the Key Distribution Center that will validate user's authentication details, and click Save.
7. Move the mouse pointer over the Kerberos Key Tab File section, and click Click here to change these settings.
8. Enter, or browse to, the location of the Kerberos key tab file to import into the Gateway, and click Save.
9. Move the mouse pointer over the Apache Access Log section, and click Click here to change these settings. To enable or disable the generation of Apache Access logs, select or deselect the Enable Apache access logging check box.

After you have applied your configuration, you can verify that users are being correctly authenticated.

To test authentication:

1. From the System Center Home page, click Proxy Settings. The Proxy Settings page appears.
2. Click Authentication Settings to display the Authentication Settings page.
3. Click Test Authentication. The Test Authentication dialog appears.
4. Enter a valid user name and password combination, and click Run Test.