There is a lot on this topic in the security admin guide (yes the bisecag) and some others. A major technical issue whether you are running SAS services NIX (linux/Unix) or Windows. IWA (Integrated Windows Authentication) is common with Windows environments but not with mixed ones. Do you want user to be authenticated from Unix to Windows than there are Samba parts to get involved for an naming translation. Do you want to build a webfrontend authorization only than also that is possible but the result is using generic group accounts with hardcode passwords for the sas-services. All depends on all requirements for a secure environment. May be it is also possible to propagate from a central point the password to other systems (LDAP - identity management)
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