How Does the App Know What Credentials to Supply?
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How Does the App Know What Credentials to Supply?

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How Does the App Know What Credentials to Supply?

By default the GlobalProtect app uses the same login credentials for the gateway as for portal login, but allows customization of credentials for different portals and gateways. Options for stronger and faster authentication are available.
By default, the GlobalProtect app attempts to use the same login credentials for the gateway that it used for portal login. In the simplest case, where the gateway and the portal use the same authentication profile or certificate profile, the app connects to the gateway transparently.
On a per-app configuration basis, you can also customize which GlobalProtect portal and gateways—internal, external, or manual only—require different credentials (such as unique OTPs). This enables the GlobalProtect portal or gateway to prompt for the unique OTP without first prompting for the credentials specified in the authentication profile.
There are two options for modifying the default app authentication behavior so that authentication is both stronger and faster: