16.1 Overview

The OES MFA service provides multifactor authentication for OES services. OES services can enforce MFA during user logins, which leverages the NetIQ Advanced Authentication (AA) server. Instead of configuring each OES server for AA integration, the administrator can setup one or more MFA servers allowing the OES service to utilize the MFA with minimal configuration.

In this release, only the CIFS service utilizes MFA.

16.1.1 Quick Start - OES MFA Configuration

Follow these steps to configure the OES MFA service in an OES environment: