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.. _ch-auth-print-peer-to-peer:

Peer to Peer Networks
---------------------

A peer-to-peer or workgroup environment differs fundamentally from the
network domain model. In the domain model, users authenticate with a
unique (password protected) user name, as defined in a central server,
while in a workgroup user identity is validated against a 
:ref:`Local User <ch-auth-print-key-concepts-local-user>` rather than a central
authority. The workstations are either set up to automatically login as
a general "user", or user accounts are created locally as required.

Trust can be enforced by creating a 
:ref:`Public SavaPage Queue <ch-auth-print-key-concepts-public-queue>`, see
:ref:`Standard IP Based Authentication <ch-auth-ip-based>` and
:ref:`Basic Authentication <ch-auth-basic>`, and by using the 
:ref:`Internal Users <ch-webapp-admin-options-internal-users>` feature for Web App
authentication.

.. _fig-infra-peer-to-peer:

.. figure:: ../images/manual/sp-infra-peer-to-peer.png
   :alt: IP Based Authentication in Peer-to-Peer Network
   :width: 600

   IP Based Authentication in Peer-to-Peer Network