Authentication with password and ticket

Helix Server supports two methods of authentication:

password-based ticket-based
Password-only authentication is based on plain-text passwords that do not expire and that are passed around when the user executes a command. Ticket-based authentication is based on tickets that are issued for a given amount of time and are generated after the user has logged in with a valid password. After log in, the ticket is used to authenticate the user (rather than the password being passed around).
Warning

Although ticket-based authentication is more secure than password-based authentication, it does not encrypt network traffic between client workstations and the Helix Server.

To encrypt network traffic between client workstations and the Helix Server, see SSL encrypted connections.