The server components of NMAS are shipped along with Novell eDirectory on Unix. The NMAS Server Components that come along with Novell eDirectory on Unix Servers provide server-side support for following methods of logging in to eDirectory:
Default eDirectory Login Method:Standard eDirectory login method for users from Windows clients.
Simple Password Methods: Provide support for users to have SHA-1, MD5, or Clear text passwords and to log in to eDirectory using those passwords from Windows clients.
X509 method: To log in to eDirectory using X509 certificates from Windows clients.
In addition, NMAS provides support for mutual authentication between a user and an eDirectory server using certificates through LDAP (with SSL) connection.