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User Authentication Settings

FileCloud provides multiple ways of authenticating a user account. This is applicable for both FULL and GUEST user accounts.

FileCloud supports the following Authentication modes

  • Default Authentication

  • Active Directory based Authentication

  • LDAP based Authentication


Passwords for LDAP user can only be changed in the LDAP server

Default Authentication

AD

LDAP

Authentication

Performed by FileCloud 

In AD Server

In LDAP Server

Allowing Users to Create Accounts

Permitted

Not Permitted

Not Permitted

Bulk User creation

using CSV files

Import from AD group

Not Available

Can Admin Change Password

Password change for all users allowed

Passwords for AD user can only changed in the active directory.

Passwords for LDAP user can only be changed in LDAP server.

Can user change/reset password

Yes

Passwords for AD user can only changed in the active directory

Passwords for LDAP user can only be changed in LDAP server

User Account Types

Full, Guest, External

Full, Guest

Full, Guest

Note

  • A user account can only have a single type of authentication mechanism.