No access is given to tardy connections. If no problems occur then the authentication is accepted. Several attributes of the authentication processing are logged for accountability. The mapping from NT user identifiers and domain names to M Server users must be created. While it is possible to create this mapping manually, it can also be created incrementally as the system is used.
Authentication starts with the user signing on to the workstation.
NT challenges the user to provide a user name, password and the local domain name. The resulting AP M Server communication determines that there is no mapping between this NT user and an M Server user. As a result, the user is challenged to provide a valid user name and password for the M Server. If successful, the mapping from NT user to M Server user is remembered. Once the mapping is created, the NT authentication alone is trusted.