This section contains general information related to authentication in CentraSite.
User names and domain names are treated as either case-sensitive or case-insensitive, according to the configured authentication mechanism.
| INTERNAL authentication | case-sensitive |
| Active Directory authentication | case-insensitive |
| LDAP authentication | case-insensitive |
If you wish to work in an offline environment, for example on a laptop computer that is not connected to the network, you should be aware of certain restrictions that apply in the area of authentication.
Important:
When CentraSite is installed in an environment where the users
are authenticated against a central service, for example an LDAP server,
authentication will not work if the machine is disconnected from the network.
So if you intend to use CentraSite on a mobile device when it is not
connected to the network, ensure that at least one user is available who can
also be authenticated offline, for example from an internal or local operating
system user repository.
