External Authentication

It is used to sort the external authentication servers. See the figure below:

Password Security Options

Password security options are settings related to login when the user submits a username and password to access the SSL VPN, including two parts, Login Security Options and Brute-force Login Prevention. Click Settings in the Password Security Options section to enter the Password Security Options page, as shown in the figure below:

The Password Security Options page includes the following contents:

Enable on-screen keyboard: The on-screen keyboard is a virtual keyboard available on the SSL VPN login page and can prevent input disclosure, enhancing security to the SSL VPN access. By enabling the other two options, Random letter key layout and Random number key layout, the letter keys and number keys on the virtual keyboard change positions randomly every time the user uses this keyboard. Thus, when the user logs in to the SSL VPN and wants to call the on-screen keyboard, they only need to click the keyboard icon next to the Password field on the login page, as shown in the figure below:

Brute-force Login Prevention: This security feature enables the system to take actions to stop brute-force login attempts. If the user fails to log in too many times, the login IP address or the user account can be locked up for some time, or word verification may be activated. The prompt given is as shown below: