Locator indexes data from multiple sources. The security model in many sources are Active Directory based . Other sources can be based on other authentication systems. To be able to search data from all sources, you will be promoted to enter credentials for all configured sources. When entering your credentials, you will be authenticated and authorized, meaning Locator will identify if you have access and who you are in these sources. Based on this information only results you have minimum of read access to will be returned.
For the primary authentication system you will be authenticated and authorized during login. For secondary authentication system you will be prompted to enter your credentials to after you’ve been logged in. To manage your secondary authentication system, in the Locator UI, go to Search Settings. In the section Source credentials, all secondary authentication systems will be listed.
If you do not have access to a source or are not interested in getting search results from a source, you can select the “I do not have an account” options
The authentication systems To get search results from a source you need to enter your credentials. If you do not have an account use the “I do not have an account" option.
The sources you can be prompted for credentials from are:
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