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Authentication Services

To view the Authentication Services landing page, you must have the pzCanCreateAuthService privilege.

You can use the Authentication Services feature to override the default authentication process. Use an authentication service to configure Pega Platform to use one of the following authentication methods:

Implement SAML web single sign-on or another single sign-on mechanism.
Use a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)-compliant directory server to authenticate Pega Platform users.
Use some other vendor-specific security solution to authenticate Pega Platform users.

Complete one of these actions when using this feature:

Create an authentication service data instance that identifies activities that override one of the default Pega Platform authentication processes.
Insert a servlet definition element and a servlet-mapping element in the Pega Platform web.xml file that identify the name of a new authentication service.

Note: When you install Pega Platform, the web.xml file contains sample servlet definitions you can use to implement authentication services:

SSO, SSO1, or SSO2 for authenticating users using SAML Web SSO.
WebLDAP1, WebLDAP2, or WebLDAP3 for authenticating users using LDAP.

If you use these authentication service names you avoid having to change the web.xml file and redeploy Pega Platform.

Authentication Services

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