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Configuring SonicWALL Firewalls
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Configuring SonicWALL Firewalls

by Dan Bendell
May 2006
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
600 pages
15h 25m
English
Syngress
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Types of Users
The SonicWALL authentication system has the following types of users: Local Users and
Guest Accounts. Each of the types of users has specific capabilities associated with its use.
In the next section, we will discuss the types of users further and what their uses can or
should be.
Local Users
Local users are users that must authenticate to the firewall before being given authoriza-
tion to access either the firewall or systems behind the firewall. Local users store their
authentication credentials on the firewall rather than external hosts, as found in
RADIUS or LDAP authentication. Storing the credentials on the firewall is an excellent
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ISBN: 1597492507