Userid and passwd Options

and Options
The  and   Deployment Map options (  and   for legacy config) are the shared secret pair used by Deployment Map clients to authenticate with the Deployment Map server. They will be sent in the clear unless the use of SSL has been enabled with the  Deployment Map option  (  in legacy configuration).

A password and userid pair must be used in order for a client to connect to the Deployment Map server and be recognized by the server as being online. Without the authentication pair, a client may only request the current deployment map file and list of online hosts. This shared secret pair must also be used to add or remove a host from the deployment map file.

See also:
 * sslusessl Option
 * Deployment Map options