Authentication support provides a mechanism for performing Windows authentication between a cooperating client and server software. It comprises MCP and Windows components which combine to support NTLM authentication between an MCP server and Windows client or between a Windows server and an MCP client.
These services are used by:
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Programmer's Workbench
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Web Transaction Server
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License Center
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Workload Center
Other products may also use authentication support.
Installing Authentication Support to the MCP Environment
The AUTHSUPPORT library is installed during normal MCP software installation.
Perform the following steps if you need to manually install the AUTHSUPPORT library:
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Copy the new AUTHSUPPORT library from the installation media to the desired family:
COPY *SYSTEM/AUTHSUPPORT FROM <media> TO <familyname>
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Use the SL (Support Library) command to associate the library with the AUTHSUPPORT function name:
SL AUTHSUPPORT = *SYSTEM/AUTHSUPPORT ON <familyname>
Installing Authentication Support to the Windows Environment
The Authentication Support dll is installed when a Windows client such as Programmer's Workbench is installed. The dll is installed in one of the following folders:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Unisys\MCP\AuthSupport
or
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Unisys\MCP\AuthSupport
Troubleshooting Authentication Support
To troubleshoot authentication issues with a product that uses Authentication Support, you can enable any message tracing provided by that product.
You can also enable Authentication Support tracing with the commands in the following table issued with the AX (Accept) system command to the SYSTEM/AUTHSUPPORT library:
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Command |
Function |
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TRACE |
Interrogates the current setting. |
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TRACE - / + |
Resets or sets tracing. |
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TRACE RELEASE |
Releases the current trace file.
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