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Basic Authentication
In this document, we will look into the process to create a login profile for Basic authentication that will provide a browser based prompt for a user name and password which should be entered, while accessing the shares.
Basic Authentication uses a simple and old way of authentication mechanism that uses a HTTP header to carry authentication information such as the username and the password in the encoded form each time a user sends a request to the server.
Steps to Create A Login Profile
In order to create a Login Profile in NirvaShare, you can make use of the following steps.
- Log in to the Admin console of NirvaShare as an administrator.
- Click on User Access and then Login Profile from the left menu of the admin console.
- Click on CREATE button from the top right corner.
- Under the Basic Info tab, provide a name for the Login Profile Name and an optional description.
Authentication
- For the Authentication Method, select Basic Authentication.
- Provide a username and password of your choice. These are the credentials that the user will be prompted to enter while accessing the shared file/folder.
- Click on CREATE.
Access
- Provide an IP Address or IP Addresses in the allowed IP or Range of IP Addresses field by clicking on the Settings tab.
- Choose the language in the Language field. By default it is set to English.
Note – To restrict access to only certain white listed IP address or a range, please refer to Access Restriction with IP Address
