Authenticating users
Now that we have seen most of the configuration options of Zabbix, it probably makes sense to talk about what options we have to authenticate users. Zabbix supports three authentication methods. In this topic, we will show you what methods can be used and how to configure them.
Getting ready...
As usual, you need a working Zabbix configuration. To be able to configure the authentication methods, we need an account with super admin privileges.
How to do it...
When we want to set up the way users authenticate with Zabbix, we have some choices to make. When we go to Administration | Authentication, the user authentication method can be changed:
- The easiest way of authenticating people and also the standard way, is authentication done ...
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