Using pGINA to Authenticate Users in Microsoft Windows Environments

by Dave Pickens and Kent Price
June, 2004

This article addresses a common challenge – how to authenticate users in a mixed environment running the Solaris and Microsoft Windows operating systems. This article describes how you can use pGINA software with a variety of authentication plug-ins to authenticate users to a unified authentication scheme. The pGINA software also provides a way to avoid deployment of Microsoft Active Directory. The article is intended for technical people who are interested in directory services and the integration of Microsoft Windows into a heterogeneous environment. This article is valuable to technical readers of any level.

Using pGINA to Authenticate Users in Microsoft Windows Environments

Using pGINA to Authenticate Users in Microsoft Windows Environments

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