Choosing Authentication Methods

User authentication means proving that you are a valid user of this private network. User authentication is optional. Your network administrator determines whether user authentication is required.

The VPN Client supports:

The authentication prompts displayed during the connection process depend on the configuration of your IPSec group. Refer to appropriate section in this chapter for more information on the user authentication method configured for each connection entry.

Note: User names and passwords are case-sensitive. You have three opportunities to enter the correct information before an error message indicates that authentication failed. Contact your network administrator if you cannot pass user authentication.

The following sections describe each user authentication method that the VPN Client supports.



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