1 Authentication Configuration Values Authentication Setup Authentication Configuration Values. 2 File-based Authentication Configuration Authentication class edu.ucsb.nceas.metacat.authentication.AuthFile uses the configuration. 3 LDAP Authentication Configuration Authentication class edu.ucsb.nceas.metacat.AuthLdap uses the configurations of an external LDAP server. auth.class Authentication Class 1 1 true select Authentication Class. docs/metacat-properties.html#auth-class auth.administrators Metacat Administrators 1 2 true Authentication users or groups for Metacat administration. Typically, this holds LDAP credentials. <font color="red"> Note: this must be set to a username or group that you belong to in order to continue with configuration</font>. docs/metacat-properties.html#auth-administrators true auth.userManagementUrl Users Management URL 1 3 true Web page provides the user management such as creating a new user and changing password. docs/metacat-properties.html#auth-user-management-url auth.file.path Password File Path 2 1 true Absolute path of the password file. docs/metacat-properties.html#auth-file-path auth.url Authentication URL 3 1 true Authentication Server URL. docs/metacat-properties.html#auth-url auth.surl Authentication Secure URL 3 2 true Authentication Secure Server URL. docs/metacat-properties.html#auth-surl auth.base Authentication Base 3 3 true Base part of Distinguished Name that Metacat uses for authentication. docs/metacat-properties.html#auth-base