Authentication mode configuration

Continua supports using Windows authentication to connect to the web application, this guide will step you through configuration of IIS and the Continua service.

Step by Step

1. Open Notepad with Administrative rights (right click, Run as Administrator).
   
   
2. Open the following file, changing the path if necessary, 'C:\Program Files\VSoft Technologies\ContinuaCI\Server\Continua.Server.Service.exe.config'.
   
   
3. Add or modify the 'authentication' node under the 'continua-configuration' node, changing the attribute values to reflect your environment, '<authentication mode="LDAP" fqdn="office.company.local" administratorsGroup="Continua Administrators" />'
   
   
   1. mode - this is either Forms, LDAP or Mixed. Mixed mode allows users to access the site either by entering a Continua username and password on a login page or using their Windows user account.
   2. fqdn - The fully qualified name of your domain for LDAP and Mixed modes.
   3. administratorsGroup - The LDAP group that contains the users who will automatically have administrative rights in Continua, users in this group will be able to configure Continua for the rest of the organisation.
   4. groupsContainer - This optional attribute allow you to specify an LDAP container e.g. "OU=continua,DC=office,DC=company,DC=local"
      
      NOTE: When logging into Continua for the first time in LDAP authentication mode, the user must be a member of the group specified by administratorsGroup.
      
      
      
      
4. Save the file, then restart the ContinuaCI Application Service via the Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Services.