How to Check Authentication method in SAS

[japsas100]

Hello,

Could you please help us how to check the Authentication method in SAS for internal and external users. We need to check whether current system is LDAP/AD authenticated or not.

[alexal · Accepted solution]

Just check what methods are listed in /<SASHome>/SASFoundation/9.4/utilities/bin/sasauth.conf file. More useful information: https://go.documentation.sas.com/?cdcId=bicdc&cdcVersion=9.4&docsetId=bisecag&docsetTarget=n171zb6r0... .

[japsas100]

Thanks @alexal 

As per sasauth.conf, we are using the method=pw. But in same file I can see object related to LDAP for expamle LDAP_AUTH_METHOD=MATCH, LDAP_HOST=........ etc.

We are using the sas 9.2, Is there any other way to validate that we are not using LDAP/AD auth?

[alexal]

You aren't using LDAP authentication in SAS, unless your underlying OS is synchronizing user accounts with an LDAP server.

[japsas100]

Thanks @alexal 

How we can validate whether we are not using the OS synchronizing user accounts with an LDAP server?

[alexal]

Contact your system administrator and ask him/her.