Configuring Authentication and Authorization
64 Firebox SSL VPN Gateway
Configuring Local Users
You can create user accounts locally on the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway to supplement the
users on authentication servers. For example, you might want to create local user
accounts for temporary users, such as consultants or visitors, without creating an
entry for those users on the authentication server. In that case, you add the user to
the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway local user list as described in this section.
To add a user to another group, under Local Users, click and drag the user to the
appropriate user group.
If a user is not a member of a group or groups you defined on the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway, the user
receives the settings for the Default user group. If a user is part of a group other than the Default group,
the user inherits only the settings of the
Default group if the group is configured to receive those settings. For more information, see “Default
group properties” on page 90.
To create a user on the
Firebox SSL VPN
Gateway
1Click the Access Policy Manager tab.
2In the left-pane, right-click Local Users and then click New User.
3In User Name, type a user name. User names can contain spaces.
Note
Note: User names are not case-sensitive. Do not use a forward slash (/) in the user name or password.
Passwords cannot begin or end with a space.
4In Password and Verify Password, type the password for the user.
A user enters this password when logging on. A password must be six or more characters up to a maximum of 127
characters.
5Click OK.
To delete a user from the
Firebox SSL VPN
Gateway
1Click the Access Policy Manager tab.
2 In the left pane, right-click the user in the Local Users list and click Remove.
Adding Users to Multiple Groups
After creating the local user list, you can then add the users to groups that you created on the Firebox
SSL VPN Gateway.
If you associate more than one group with a user account, the properties of the first group that you
select on the Group Priority tab is used for the user.
To add a user to a group
Click the user in the Local Users list and drag it to a group.
Changing Password for Users
You can change the password for a user in the Administration tool.