> ## Getting Started With Configuring Host Authentication

> Configuring authentication on a host involves activating and defining authentication properties for the OCF server.

> #### Before Configuring Authentication

> You must have:

> 1. Configured at least one card reader for the host.
> 2. Activated card services on the host.
> 3. Decided on the authentication mechanisms to be used at your site and the sequence in which each mechanism must occur. Refer to the Solaris Smart Cards Administration Guide for details.
> 4. Determined which applications running on the host must be protected by smart card login. Refer to the Solaris Smart Card Administration Guide for details.

> #### Tasks for Configuring Authentication

> 1. Activating the authentication services to be used by the OCF server,as described in To Activate Authentication Services.
> 2. Defining the default authentication mechanisms to be used by the OCF server, as defined in To Define the Default Authentication Mechanism for the OCF Server
> 3. Defining the authentication mechanism and card to be used for each client application running on the host, as explained in Getting Started With Configuring Client Applications.

> #### After Configuring Host Authentication

> - Restart the ocfserv daemon. See Controls Folder
> - Go on to configure client applications running on the host.

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