Authenticating users
WinGate authentication is based on either:
- WinGate passwords(when using WinGate's built in user database).
- Windows NT / 2000/XP Pro/.Net(2003) passwords (when using the Operating System Database).
Authentication is required by WinGate so that it can determine which user is accessing which services, and apply the policies set by the administrator, appropriately.
You should learn about these approaches before learning how to implement authentication:
- Basing authentication on WinGate user database passwords;
- Basing authentication on Windows NT / 2000 user database passwords;
There are Four different ways of getting users to authenticate (supply a name and password) for key WinGate Services.
- Users can authenticate for WRP Service with the WinGate Internet Client login dialog (click here for more)
- Logging on with a remote GateKeeper (With WinGate Pro and Enterprise) (click here for more)
- Users can authenticate for WWW Proxy Service with the WinGate Java logon applet (click here for more )
- Users can authenticate for WWW Proxy Service using NTLM logon applet in Internet Explorer (or NTLM supported browser) (click here for more )
Note:
About Insecure Authentication with Telnet:
In addition to the above, users can make use of insecure authentication in Telnet or SOCKS 5 to achieve an assumed level of authentication.
