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<font face="sans-serif">You can modify the CHAP users authentication for the target, by either enabling it or if needed disabling it.</font><span style="font-family: sans-serif;">To do it, You need to tick to option ENABLE CHAP USERS AUTHENTICATION for turning it on.</span>
'''CHAP User access authentication''' is used to restrict access to the iSCSI targets. The iSCSI initiator (host) is authenticated by the iSCSI target (volume).


<span style="font-family: sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: sans-serif;">To turn it off, You have to un-click the field for ENABLE CHAP USERS AUTHENTICATION.</span>
When an initiator tries to connect to a target, it provides a user name and password to the target. This is an initiator authentication that ensures the connection security.
 
To use it, specify the name and CHAP target secret (user password). These credentials have to be also set on the initiator side to connect to target settings.
 
Click the '''APPLY''' button to save.
 
To set a new Password for the user, click the '''OPTIONS''' → '''EDIT USER.'''
 
You can also modify these options from the '''USER MANAGMENT''' main tab.
 
 
'''NOTE:'''
 
Password must consist of at least 12 characters and cannot contain whitespace characters.
If users forget their password, there is no way to retrieve it. You can only set a new password.
 
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Latest revision as of 12:55, 27 March 2019

CHAP User access authentication is used to restrict access to the iSCSI targets. The iSCSI initiator (host) is authenticated by the iSCSI target (volume).

When an initiator tries to connect to a target, it provides a user name and password to the target. This is an initiator authentication that ensures the connection security.

To use it, specify the name and CHAP target secret (user password). These credentials have to be also set on the initiator side to connect to target settings.

Click the APPLY button to save.

To set a new Password for the user, click the OPTIONSEDIT USER.

You can also modify these options from the USER MANAGMENT main tab.


NOTE:

Password must consist of at least 12 characters and cannot contain whitespace characters.
If users forget their password, there is no way to retrieve it. You can only set a new password.