https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Can-I-specify-different-authentication-mechanisms-for-the-Web-UI/m-p/164372#M33313 <P>Makes sense. Thanks</P> Tue, 19 Aug 2014 20:59:55 GMT juniormint 2014-08-19T20:59:55Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Can-I-specify-different-authentication-mechanisms-for-the-Web-UI/m-p/164370#M33311 <P>I'm trying to support LDAP on the web UI and a custom authentication script for the admin port (rest api). </P> <P>Is it possible to have two authentication scripts enabled at the same time? Can I configure one method for the web UI and another for the Admin port?</P> Wed, 30 Jul 2014 18:51:03 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Can-I-specify-different-authentication-mechanisms-for-the-Web-UI/m-p/164370#M33311 juniormint 2014-07-30T18:51:03Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Can-I-specify-different-authentication-mechanisms-for-the-Web-UI/m-p/164371#M33312 <P>The Web UI (8000 by default) uses the REST API ("admin port", 8089 by default) for authentication - it's just another REST client.</P> <P>You can of course specify one script in authentication.conf that in itself queries two scripts for authentication... that would apply to both the Web UI and direct REST API access though.</P> Fri, 01 Aug 2014 22:12:19 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Can-I-specify-different-authentication-mechanisms-for-the-Web-UI/m-p/164371#M33312 martin_mueller 2014-08-01T22:12:19Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Can-I-specify-different-authentication-mechanisms-for-the-Web-UI/m-p/164372#M33313 <P>Makes sense. Thanks</P> Tue, 19 Aug 2014 20:59:55 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Can-I-specify-different-authentication-mechanisms-for-the-Web-UI/m-p/164372#M33313 juniormint 2014-08-19T20:59:55Z