RE: [FW1] Having to re-authenticate at every Web Page

[Neville Thomas <nthomas@uswebcks.com>]

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Or just use Session Auth..........

Nev

 -----Original Message-----
 From: owner-fw-1-mailinglist@lists.us.checkpoint.com
 [mailto:owner-fw-1-mailinglist@lists.us.checkpoint.com]On Behalf Of
 Dameon Welch
 Sent: October 13, 1999 8:50 PM
 To: CFaris@hsa.ca; fw-1-mailinglist@lists.us.checkpoint.com
 Subject: Re: [FW1] Having to re-authenticate at every Web Page



 This is pretty normal when FireWall-1 "transparently" authenticates HTTP
 connections.

 What you want to do is Partially Automatic Client Auth. More
 information on
 this can be found at my FAQ site in my sig.

 -- PhoneBoy

 >Hello everyone, hopefully this is an easy one.
 >
 >I am using client authentication.  I use either telnet or http method to
 >manual logon to firewall.  When I use my browser I can only go to one site
 >and then if I pick a new site I am not authenticated any longer.  If I log
 >back into the firewall, I can reload the new page but any different site
 >causes the same problem.
 >
 >I noticed this when I was testing user authentication and so I am trying
 >client authentication (I don't want to have to install the
 session agent on
 >the computers).
 >
 >What is the recommended setup to have users login to the firewall
 once with
 >their browsers and then continue to use the browsers without
 >reauthenticating?  If I specify the firewall as a proxy in the browser I
 >get
 >no response.  Thanks in advance.


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 PhoneBoy (a.k.a Dameon D. Welch)       dwelch@phoneboy.com
 PhoneBoy's FireWall-1 FAQs -- http://www.phoneboy.com/fw1/
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