Configure and Use Alternative Authentication Providers

This page describes how to configure alternative authentication providers. It also describes how users can specify which authentication provider to use when they connect to Lasernet Design and Lasernet Manage.

Configure Alternative Authentication Providers

To learn how to add additional, alternative authentication providers to Lasernet, refer to the Full Installation and Setup Process section of Configure Lasernet Config Server in the Lasernet 11 Installation and Setup Guide. Skip to the instructions in that section that describe how to use Lasernet Service Manager to configure external authentication of Lasernet users.

However, in systems that are automatically deployed, or if it is not possible to use Lasernet Service Manager, you can configure the Config Server by manually modifying its ServerSettings.json file. For more information, see Lasernet 11 Config Server Log File and Server Settings File in the Lasernet 11 Installation and Setup Guide. After you modify ServerSettings.json, restart the Lasernet Config 11 Windows service.

Use Alternative Authentication Providers

Use Alternative Authentication Providers in Lasernet Windows Applications

To log in using an alternative authentication provider, specify the name of the alternative authentication provider when connecting to the Config Server.

The alternative authentication provider must be specified in the Server field of the Connect to Lasernet page. Use the following syntax:

<servername>:<port>/<provider name>

If the Lasernet Config service is running on a port other than the default (443), the port must be specified in the Server field. If it is running on port 443, you can omit the port number.

Use Alternative Authentication Providers in Lasernet Web Apps

To log in to a Lasernet web app using an alternative authentication provider, specify the name of the alternative authentication provider in the URL.

For example, to connect to the Lasernet Config web site using the provider named Backup, use this URL:

https://localhost/lasernet/config?provider=Backup

Important

This provider selection must be done in a browser that you have not previously used to access Lasernet web applications, or in an InPrivate browser tab (or similar), because provider selection is stored by the browser. It is not possible to switch providers without closing the browser window and opening a new window.