Manual Chapter : Typical ephemeral authentication use cases

Applies To:

  • BIG-IP APM

    21.0.0, 17.5.1, 17.5.0, 17.1.3, 17.1.2, 17.1.1, 17.1.0, 17.0.0, 16.1.6, 16.1.5, 16.1.4, 16.1.3, 16.1.2, 16.1.1, 16.1.0, 16.0.1, 16.0.0

Updated Date: 07/07/2026

Typical ephemeral authentication use cases

Following are typical ways of implementing privileged user access using ephemeral authentication:

  • LDAP Proxy with WebSSH
  • LDAPS Proxy with WebSSH
  • RADIUS Proxy with WebSSH
  • LDAP/LDAPS and RADIUS Proxy with WebSSH

The choice you make depends on what the backend resources require.