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The following table lists the NMIS configuration option and the type of authentication which it works with.  These settings are made in /usr/local/nmis8/conf/Config.nmis.

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titleTHESE AUTH METHODS REQUIRE OPTIONAL PERL MODULES

 Each of the authentication methods require there own Perl Modules - you can install them with the cpan command and the module name e.g. "cpan Net::LDAP" or you can check if a module is installed with e.g. "cpan -D Net::LDAP"

MethodDescription
apacheApache will perform authentication and provide an authenticated user to NMIS, which will have authorisation policies applied.
htpasswdNMIS will use the users defined in the NMIS Users file, by default /usr/local/nmis8/conf/users.dat
ldap

NMIS will use the configured LDAP server to perform authentication

Require Requires Optional Perl Module: Net::LDAP

 Config:
auth_ldap_server => 'host[:port]'
auth_ldap_attr => '' # attributes to match to username, can be blank, then defaults to ('uid','cn')
auth_ldap_context => 'ou=people,dc=opmantek,dc=com', # base of context to attempt to bind to 

ldaps (secure)

NMIS will use the configured LDAP server to perform authentication

Requires Optional Perl Modules: IO::Socket::SSL and Net::LDAPS

auth_ldaps_server => 'host[:port]'
auth_ldap_attr => '' # attributes to match to username, can be blank, then defaults to ('uid','cn')
auth_ldap_context => 'ou=people,dc=opmantek,dc=com', # base of context to attempt to bind to 

ms-ldap

NMIS will use the configured Microsoft Active Directory (LDAP) server to perform authentication

Require Requires Optional Perl Module: Net::LDAP

Config:
auth_ms_ldap_server => 'host[:port]'
auth_ms_ldaps_server => 'host[:port]'
auth_ms_ldap_dn_acc => '' # the DN/account to bind with
auth_ms_ldap_dn_psw => 'password'
auth_ms_ldap_attr => 'sAMAccountName', # attribute to match to username
auth_ms_ldap_base => 'dc=corp,dc=opmantek,dc=com' # base to search from

ms-ldaps (secure)

NMIS will use the configured Microsoft Active Directory (LDAP) server to perform authentication

Requires Optional Perl Modules: IO::Socket::SSL and Net::LDAPS

Config:
auth_ms_ldaps_server => 'host[:port]'
auth_ms_ldap_dn_acc => '' # the DN/account to bind with
auth_ms_ldap_dn_psw => 'password'
auth_ms_ldap_attr => 'sAMAccountName', # attribute to match to username
auth_ms_ldap_base => 'dc=corp,dc=opmantek,dc=com' # base to search from

radius

NMIS will use the configured radius server (Cisco ACS or Steel Belted Radius for example)

Requires Optional Perl Modules: Authen::Simple::RADIUS

Config:
auth_radius_server => 'host:port'
auth_radius_secret => 'secret' 

tacacs

NMIS will use the configured Tacacs+ server (Cisco ACS for example)

Requires Optional Perl Modules: Authen::TacacsPlus

Config:
auth_tacacs_server => 'host:port'
auth_tacacs_secret => 'secret' # Also known as the "Key"

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