IMPORTANT
SNS 3.x versions have reached End of Maintenance since July 1st, 2024.
We recommend that you update your SNS firewalls to a version with maintenance to guarantee the protection of your infrastructure.
Sponsorship method
This mode enables identification without authentication through the captive portal. The sponsored party will need to enter his/her first name and last name and his/her sponsor's email address. The sponsor will then receive an email containing a link to confirm this request. After the request has been validated, the sponsored party will automatically be redirected from the captive portal to the requested web page.
| Minimum authentication duration | Define the minimum duration of a session for a sponsored user. This duration is to be defined in minutes, hours or days. It is set by default to 15 minutes. |
| Maximum authentication duration | Define the maximum duration of a session for a sponsored user. After this duration has lapsed, the firewall will log out the user. This duration is to be defined in minutes, hours or days. It is set by default to 240 minutes, or 4 hours. |