Title: VCL 2.3 Configure Frontend Authentication
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How to configure authentication for the frontend VCL web code using LDAP
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# Configure Frontend Authentication

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## *Adding Local VCL Accounts*

Local VCL accounts are contained within the VCL database. The *admin*
account is a local VCL account. Additional local accounts can be added via
the backend management node code. After you have finished the backend
management node installation, run:
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vcld \-setup
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1. Select *VCL Base Module*
1. Select *Add Local VCL User Account*
1. Enter the requested information

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