User IDs that include down-level
domain qualifiers are examined to determine whether SAS recognizes
the qualifier as an
-authpd
domain. If the
qualifier is recognized, the submitted credentials are sent to the
associated provider. Previously, such IDs were automatically sent
to the host (or to the
-primpd
provider,
if that option is specified). The
-authpd
option is a SAS system option (AUTHPROVIDERDOMAIN). This minor change
affects specialized configurations in which the metadata server directly
uses LDAP as an authentication provider. In such configurations, users
can successfully log on even if they submit their user IDs in down-level
format. For example, if
-authpd ADIR:USA
is
specified in the metadata server start command, someone who logs on
as
USA\joe is now authenticated
directly against Active Directory, regardless of whether
-primpd
is set.