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My ideas: Sterling External Authentication Server

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Configuring the SEAS to only respond with (UserID & Destination Indicator) in response to SSP and forward the Authentication request (Password/SSH Key) aganist/to Sterling integrator local store?

The process/flow will follow the below steps from (User to SSP to SEAS to SI) Step 1 - User Authentication request comes from SSP layer to SEAS; Step 2 - SEAS validates the user against connected AD and return only "UserID/Username && Dest...
almost 4 years ago in Sterling External Authentication Server / Administration & Configuration 1 Future consideration

Support First Time Password change between SSP/SEAS and B2Bi managed user accounts and subsequent password change should be allowed via SSP password portal to change the B2Bi password through SEAS.

No description provided
over 6 years ago in Sterling External Authentication Server / Usability 1 Future consideration

Enable CRL Cache for CRL Check using the Distribution Points

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over 5 years ago in Sterling External Authentication Server / Usability 0 Future consideration

PIV Card Support for Sterling MFT/B2B Products

PIV was initially introduced by HSPD-12 (Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12), in August of 2004. However, it is just now that agencies are being mandated to comply with this directive. The first required delivery date that we know of for ...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling External Authentication Server / Security 1 Future consideration

Support for Active Directory pooling or putting Domain Controller behind a VIP

We would benefit using a VIP to hit Domain Controllers in one or multiple data centers or using pooling of Domain Controllers

Properly document SEAS

There are many screens in SEAS UI that are not documented at all or fully.
over 1 year ago in Sterling External Authentication Server / Administration & Configuration 1 Future consideration

SEAS Validating ISAM Token

Currently SEAS has the ability to integrate with IBM product ISAM ( IBM security access manager ) and authenticate the userid and password provided by SSP. In this case SEAS generates SSO Token after successful authentication. Customer requirement...
over 5 years ago in Sterling External Authentication Server / Administration & Configuration 0 Future consideration

Retry option in SEAS for any connection failures with LDAP server.

The retry option will take care of any internal connection failure instead of sending connection error for external partners/vendors.
almost 2 years ago in Sterling External Authentication Server / Administration & Configuration 1 Future consideration

Add REST API for the RUN TIME information

REST API for the RUN TIME details (Connect, Validate, Invalidate, Generate, etc.,) will be helpful and simplify the integration with other systems.
over 5 years ago in Sterling External Authentication Server / Administration & Configuration 1 Future consideration

Email alerts for SEAS errors

Currently errors within SEAS cannot be detected without logging into the server and manually checking the SEAS logs. LDAP related failures (for example loss of connectivity to LDAP or expired password for the login we bind to LDAP with) are an exa...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling External Authentication Server / Reporting 1 Future consideration