Use the information in this section to understand, create, and use Basic authentication profiles.
Figure 59 illustrates how basic authentication can be used to control access to proxy services:
Figure 59
Platform requirements are dictated by the profile on which the Basic profile is based (LDAP, RADIUS, or NDS).
Figure 60 summarizes the configuration requirements for basic authentication:
Figure 60 
Basic authentication profiles are based on previously created LDAP, RADIUS, or NDS profiles. You must, therefore, create the underlying profile before you create the basic profile that uses it.
IMPORTANT: You cannot assign a basic authentication profile to a Web Server Accelerator (reverse proxy) for an origin Web server that is also using basic authentication. Authentication to the proxy service will succeed, but authentication to the origin Web server will fail.
After you have completed the steps in Preparing for Basic Authentication, you can set up a basic authentication profile by completing the following procedure.
In the browser-based management tool, click Cache > Authentication > Insert.
Type a name for the profile in the Authentication Profile Name field.
IMPORTANT: Each profile name created on a cache device must be unique. Excelerator doesn't recognize case differences (MyProfile and myprofile are the same name to Excelerator) and it will overwrite and concatenate previously created profiles without warning if a duplicate name is used. For more information, see Authentication Dialog Box.
Check Basic Authentication > click Options.
In the Authentication profile drop-down list, select the profile the Basic authentication profile will use.
Click OK > OK.
Assign the profile to one or more proxy services as described in each service tab section in Using the Cache Panel.