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CONTAP-164455: MFA publickey authentication method not honored when domain credentials entered in non-matching case sensitivity

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Issue

Using users created with domain authentication and publickey as its primary or secondary authentication:
cluster1::*> security login show -role admin


Vserver: cluster1
Second
User/Group Authentication Acct Authentication
Name Application Method Role Name Locked Method
-------------- ----------- ------------- ---------------- ------ --------------
DEMO\emile ssh domain admin - publickey
Two-factor authentication works successfully when the correct case is used on the domain user:
[root@centos1 ~]# ssh DEMO

emile
emile@cluster1
Permission denied (publickey).
The publickey authentication is bypassed if the incorrect case is used with the domain user:
[root@centos1 ~]# ssh DEMo

emile
emile@cluster1
Password:
Last login time: 2/13/2024 15:28:12
Unsuccessful login attempts since last login: 2
cluster1::>

 

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