Understanding Security Differences Between Web and Notes Client Access
Notes and Web clients use two different types of security procedures when accessing the server. Notes authentication uses what is called Validation and Authentication, which is actually two security procedures that interact with the users' Notes ID. Web clients do not use an ID file to authenticate; Web authentication uses what is called Basic Authentication. Basic Authentication is a simpler procedure that authenticates against the Name and Internet Password in a Person document.
First, let's explore Notes authentication using the Validation and Authentication procedures. Validation is the first step in this process, and it is used to establish trust with the user's public ...
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