# RequireGSSAuth

Set `RequireGSSAuth` to `True` to enable GSSAPI authentication mode on the Distributed Index Handler index port. In this mode, all connections to the index port must be authenticated using GSSAPI and the Negotiate HTTP authentication mechanism.

To use GSSAPI authentication, you must also set GSSServiceName in the `[Server]` section, to define the GSSAPI service name that Distributed Index Handler must use to identify itself.

NOTE: This method provides an authentication requirement only. Micro Focus recommends that you use it in conjunction with TLS/SSL to encrypt the authentication data.

Type: | Boolean
Default: | False
Required: | No
Configuration Section: | IndexServer
Example: | `RequireGSSAuth=True`
See Also: | GSSServiceName

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