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User Identification
User Identification
Web Security Help | Web Security Solutions | Version 7.8.x
To apply policies to users and groups, Websense software must be able to identify the user making a request, given the originating IP address. Various identification methods are available:
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An integration device or application identifies and authenticates users, and then passes user information to Websense software. For more information, see the Deployment and Installation Center.
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A Websense transparent identification agent works in the background to communicate with a directory service and identify users (see Transparent identification).
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Websense software prompts users for their network credentials, requiring them to log on when they open a Web browser (see Manual authentication).
In Websense Web Security Gateway Anywhere environments, the hybrid service must likewise be able to identify users to apply user and group based policies. It does not use information provided by User Service or transparent identification agents. Instead, the following methods are available:
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A component called Websense Directory Agent collects the information used to identify users (see Identification of hybrid users).
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Websense Web Endpoint is installed on client machines to provide transparent authentication, enforce use of the hybrid service, and pass authentication details to the hybrid service.
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Single sign-on, available beginning with 7.8.4, provides authentication using an identity provider that communicates with your directory service.
For 7.8.4, Ping Federate is the only supported identity provider.

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