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Unknown users and the 'alias' option
In rule-based authentication it's possible for Content Gateway to authenticate a user who, when passed to Web Security, is not recognized because the name is not in the User Services directory.
When an authenticated user name is not found by Web Security, the Default policy is applied. There are several ways to address this:
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Change the Web Security User Services configuration so that it can discover and add the names to its directory.
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Add the unrecognized names to Web Security's primary domain. The names must match exactly. Define policies for the new names.
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For users who match a particular authentication rule, pass an alias name and add the alias name to Web Security's primary domain. The names must match exactly. Define a policy for the alias name.
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If the existing Web Security Default policy is sufficient, do nothing, or for every user who matches a particular rule, in the rule select to use a blank (empty) alias.
For some illustrative use cases, see Rule-based authentication use cases.

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