This section explains operations that can be performed to manage the authentication and authorization rules that are created in NSX Advanced Load Balancer

Add Item

When creating an authentication or authorization rule, the Add Item option is used to add an additional parameter to the same match criteria.

For example:

  • To match with an IP address or address range that belongs to two different IP Address groups, click Add Item and select required groups.

  • To match paths based on strings present in specific groups and specify a custom string,



Add Item is available for:

  • Authentication Rule

    • Client IP Address

    • Path

  • Authorization Rule

    • Attribute

    • Path

Viewing the Authentication Rule

From the SSO policy, click the arrow against the required rule.



The rule configuration is displayed as shown below:



Reordering Rules

When multiple authentication and authorization rules are created, the order of execution can be adjusted by modifying the order in which the rules are listed.

To reorder the rules, click on the ellipses against a rule, drag and drop the rule to the required position:



Removing Rules

To delete the rules that are created, select the rule to be deleted and click Remove.