Operation: Add Authentication Policy / Edit Authentication Policy
Description: To Add/Edit Authentication Policy.To add/edit Authentication Policy. 

Sample Configuration
<ReverseAuthentication> <Name>Text</Name> <Description>Text</Description> <VirtualWebserverMode>Basic/Form</VirtualWebserverMode> <!--VirtualWebserverMode is Basic--> <BasicPrompt>Text</BasicPrompt> <!--VirtualWebserverMode is Form--> <FormTemplate>name of form template</FormTemplate> <UserGroupList> <UserGroup /> : </UserGroupList> <RealWebserverMode>Basic/None</RealWebserverMode> <!--RealWebserverMode is basic--> <UsernameAffix>None/Prefix/Suffix/PrefixAndSuffix</UsernameAffix> <Prefix>Text</Prefix> <Suffix>Text</Suffix> <!--RealWebserverMode is None--> <RemoveBasicHeader>Enable/Disable</RemoveBasicHeader> <SessionTimeout>Enable/Disable</SessionTimeout> <SessionTimeoutLimit>Integer</SessionTimeoutLimit> <SessionTimeoutScope>Hours/Minutes/Days</SessionTimeoutScope> <SessionLifetime>Enable/Disable</SessionLifetime> <SessionLifetimeLimit>Integer</SessionLifetimeLimit> <SessionLifetimeScope>Hours/Minutes/Days</SessionLifetimeScope> </ReverseAuthentication>



Parameter Mandatory Default Description
NameYes  
Enter a descriptive name for the Authentication Policy.
Name confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Datatype is 'STRING'.
  • AUTHPROFILENAME
  • Maximum characters allowed are 60.
DescriptionNo  
Enter a description or other information.
VirtualWebserverModeYes Basic 
Select how the users should authenticate at the Web Application Firewall.
VirtualWebserverMode confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Only 'Basic', 'Form' are allowed.
BasicPromptNo  
The realm is a unique string that provides additional information on the login page and is used for user orientation.
BasicPrompt confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Datatype is 'STRING'.
  • Maximum characters allowed are 255.
Note:
Applicable only if Mode is selected as 'Basic'..
FormTemplateNo  
Select the form template that will be presented to the users for authentication.
FormTemplate confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Datatype is 'STRING'.
Note:
Applicable only if Mode is selected as 'Form'..
SessionTimeoutNo  
User Session -> Session Timeout
SessionTimeout confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Only 'Disable', 'Enable' are allowed.
SessionTimeoutLimitNo ON 
Enable to set a timeout for the user session, which will confirm user credentials by having them log in again if they do not perform any action.
SessionTimeoutLimit confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Datatype is 'INTEGER'.
  • Range 1 to 9999 is allowed.
Note:
Applicable only if Mode is selected as 'Form'..
SessionTimeoutScopeNo Minutes 
User Session -> Session Lifetime (Hours,Minutes,Days)
SessionTimeoutScope confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Only 'Days', 'Hours', 'Minutes' are allowed.
SessionLifetimeLimitNo 8 Hours 
Set a value for the session lifetime.
SessionLifetimeLimit confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Only 'Disable', 'Enable' are allowed.
Note:
Applicable only if 'Session Lifetime' is enabled..
SessionLifetimeNo ON 
Enable to set a hard limit for how long users may remain logged in, regardless of activity in the meantime.
SessionLifetime confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Datatype is 'INTEGER'.
  • Range 1 to 9999 is allowed.
SessionLifetimeScopeNo Hours 
User Session -> Session Lifetime (Hours,Minutes,Days)
SessionLifetimeScope confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Only 'Days', 'Hours', 'Minutes' are allowed.
RealWebserverModeYes Basic 
Select how the Web Application Firewall authenticates against the web servers.
RealWebserverMode confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Only 'Basic', 'None' are allowed.
UsernameAffixYes None 
Select an affix for the username and enter it into the concerning field.
UsernameAffix confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Only 'Basic', 'Prefix', 'Suffix', 'PrefixandSuffix' are allowed.
Note:
Applicable only if Authentication Forwarding Mode is selected as 'Basic'..
RemoveBasicHeaderNo ON 
Enable to not send the basic header from Sophos Firewall OS to the web server.
RemoveBasicHeader confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Only 'Disable', 'Enable' are allowed.
Note:
Applicable only if Authentication Forwarding Mode is selected as 'None'..
PrefixNo  
Enter Prefix. Prefix will be added automatically if the user enters their username.
Prefix confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Datatype is 'STRING'.
  • Maximum characters allowed are 255.
Note:
Applicable only if Username affix is selected as 'Prefix' or 'Prefix & Suffix'..
SuffixNo  
Enter Suffix. Suffix will be added automatically if the user enters their username.
Suffix confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Datatype is 'STRING'.
  • Maximum characters allowed are 255.
Note:
Applicable only if Username affix is selected as 'Suffix' or 'Prefix & Suffix'..
UserGroupListNo  
Select the users or user groups that should be assigned to this Authentication Policy or create a new one.
UserGroupList confines to:
  • Type is 'ARRAY'.
  • Datatype is 'STRING'.
  • Multiple values are allowed.



Operation   Status   Message
Add Authentication Policy200
Add Authentication Policy500
Add Authentication Policy502
Edit Authentication Policy200
Edit Authentication Policy500

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