Confirm a user's identity using a set of credentials.
When a user logs in to the server, his or her credentials are verified with security providers. LDAP and Kerberos expect a user name and password combination as credentials. RSA authentication requires a key alias, a keystore containing a private key, and the password of the keystore. Only one type of authentication can be configured in the server at a time. You can also choose to use no security.
The server authenticates the user when he or she user provides the appropriate security credentials to the server. If authentication succeeds, the server considers the user a valid client, and login is completed. The user receives a session ID. In subsequent communication, the client uses the session ID to verify itself.
Access control and permissions are supported only with LDAP.