transparent | Enables SMB signed packets with transparent authentication. Transparent mode uses the secure inner channel to authenticate and secure traffic, eliminating the need to define delegation trust. This is the default setting in RiOS v6.0 and later; however, if you enabled SMB signing in RiOS 5.5 and upgraded to v6.0 or later, delegation mode is enabled by default. The advantage transparent mode offers over the delegation mode is that it simplifies the amount of configuration required. Delegate users do not have to be configured for this mode. Transparent mode uses NTLM end-to-end between the client and server-side SteelHead and the server-side SteelHead and the server. Note: If you have Windows 7 clients, you will need to use delegation mode. |
delegation | Enables SMB signed packets with delegate user authentication. Select this mode if you have previously enabled SMB signing with RiOS 5.5.x or higher. Use delegation mode if you want to optimize connections with Windows 7 clients. Using this mode requires setting up delegate users. Delegation mode uses NTLM between the client and server-side SteelHead and Kerberos between the server-side SteelHead and the server. |