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Working with existing authentication rules
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Use the rule editor in the Content Gateway manager. Do not directly edit auth_rules.config.
Editing a rule
1.
Go to Configure > Security > Access Control > Authentication Rules and click Edit File.
2.
In the table of rules, click on the rule to be changed. Its values populate the fields in the definition area.
3.
Make the desired changes, click Set and then click Apply.
 
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Important 
If a field value is not valid, the rule is not commit ed and the rule entry is discarded. To avoid difficulty in recreating a rule, separately record the field values so that it is easy to correct the bad field value and recreate the rule.
4.
Click Close to return to the Authentication Rules tab and click Refresh to see the updated list.
5.
Restart Content Gateway to put the changes into effect.
Reordering the list of rules
Authentication rules are matched top-down in the list. Only the first match is applied.
1.
Go to Configure > Security > Access Control > Authentication Rules and click Edit File.
2.
In the table of rules, click on the rule that you want to reposition and then click the down or up arrow on the left to reposition the rule.
3.
When the rules are in the desired order, click Apply.
4.
Click Close to return to the Authentication Rules tab and click Refresh to see the updated list.
5.
Restart Content Gateway to put the changes into effect.
Deleting a rule
1.
Go to Configure > Security > Access Control > Authentication Rules and click Edit File.
2.
In the table of rules, click on the rule to be deleted and click the "X" button on the left.
3.
When you are done deleting rules, click Apply.
4.
Click Close to return to the Authentication Rules tab and click Refresh to see the updated list.
5.
Restart Content Gateway to put the changes into effect.

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