Authentication

There are three sets of GeoServer resources involved in authentication:

• The Web administration interface (also known as web admin)
• OWS services (such as WFS and WMS)
• REST services

The following sections describe how each set of GeoServer resources administers authentication. To configure the authentication settings and providers, please see the section on Authentication in the Web administration interface.

• Authentication chain
• Authenticating to the Web Admin Interface
• Authentication to OWS and REST services
• Authentication providers