3.3.2 Types of user authentication that can be used in Navigation Platform
To use Navigation Platform in an environment with user authentication, a directory server or a JP1/Base authentication server is required. Note that Navigation Platform can also be used in an environment without user authentication.
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(1) User authentication by directory server
To perform user authentication by directory server, you use Active Directory, which is provided with the OS.
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When Navigation Platform is used in an environment without user authentication, there is no need to enter a password in the login window. Permissions to create, delete, and modify Operational Contents are determined by the user ID that is entered at the time of login. If you want to allow users other than the system administrator to edit Operational Contents, this can be done in one of the following ways:
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Multiple users have system administrator user IDs.
System administrator user IDs can be specified in a properties file created during setup. For details about the relevant property, see 8.3.3(6) System administrator ID (ucnp.setup.server.system.admin.userids).
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The system administrator creates an access permission group and then grants Content Manager and Content Editor permissions to other users' user IDs.
For details about the types of permissions and about how to create an access permission group, see 6.2 Setting access permissions for Operational Contents (when using a directory server for user authentication) and 6.4 General procedure for managing accesses to Operational Contents (when using a directory server for user authentication).
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(2) User authentication by JP1/Base
To perform user authentication by JP1/Base, the following product is required:
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JP1/Base 11-00 or later
Install JP1/Base 11-00 or later on the server machine on which Navigation Platform is installed. If there are multiple server machines, JP1/Base 11-00 or later must be installed on each one. However, only one server machine needs to be configured as the authentication server. Multiple server machines can use a single authentication server.
User authentication by JP1/Base is required in order to use the JP1 Link Plugin. You can also set access rights to Operational Contents by setting JP1 permissions and JP1 resource groups of JP1 users. For details about JP1 permissions and JP1 resource groups, see 6.3 Setting access permissions for Operational Contents (when using JP1/Base for user authentication).