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Using Forms-Based Authentication

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This article refers to the Barracuda PST Enterprise version 5.2 or higher.

You can reconfigure PST Enterprise Self Service to use forms-based authentication instead of Windows Integrated authentication. Each user must enter their username and password to access the website. To reconfigure, you must edit the file web.ini in the Local Configuration Store (LCS).

Turn on Forms-Based Authentication

To turn on forms-based authentication,

  1. On the PST Enterprise server, browse to the LCS (C:\ProgramData\Barracuda\PSTEnterprise\LocalConfigurationStore) and open web.ini in a text editor such as Notepad.
  2. Find the line: SelfServiceAuthenticationMode=Windows
  3. Edit this line to: SelfServiceAuthenticationMode=Forms
  4. Save and close the file.

Revert to Windows Integrated Authentication

To revert to Windows Integrated Authentication,

  1. On the PST Enterprise server, browse to the LCS (C:\ProgramData\Barracuda\PSTEnterprise\LocalConfigurationStore) and open web.ini in a text editor such as Notepad.
  2. Find the line: SelfServiceAuthenticationMode=Forms
  3. Edit this line to: SelfServiceAuthenticationMode=Windows
  4. Save and close the file.