Question
How does Content Manager receive the Network Login from the Thick Client or the user’s desktop session?
Answer
When a user logs in to Content Manager, their pre-Windows 2000 login is passed from the client to the workgroup server, and then to the Content Manager database.
The SQL query will look similar to:
SELECT * from tsloclogin WHERE lllogsinas LIKE ‘%domainjsmith%’
domainjsmith is the ID the user logs into the PC with.
If the user's login as found within the Content Manager Database, Content Manager accepts the login and authenticates the user credentials against Active Directory.
Question
When Content Manager verifies the user is authenticated against Active Directory, how does this occur?
Answer
Content Manager client requests a Kerberos authentication token from the domain controller, then the workgroup server asks the domain controller for the same Kerberos authentication token. When the client tries to log in, the token gets passed from the client to the workgroup server. If it’s a match, then the user is allowed to log in.
More information about Kerberos authentication can be found here.
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