diff --git a/application/loginwebpage.class.inc.php b/application/loginwebpage.class.inc.php
index 349bb6d83..90c6aa592 100644
--- a/application/loginwebpage.class.inc.php
+++ b/application/loginwebpage.class.inc.php
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ EOF
 	{
 		switch($sLoginType)
 		{
-			case 'popup':
+			case 'basic':
 			case 'url':
 			$this->add_header('WWW-Authenticate: Basic realm="'.Dict::Format('UI:iTopVersion:Short', ITOP_VERSION));
 			$this->add_header('HTTP/1.0 401 Unauthorized');
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ EOF
 			$this->add('<p><strong>'.Dict::S('UI:Login:Error:AccessRestricted').'</strong></p>');
 			break;
 			
-			case 'remote':
+			case 'external':
 			case 'form':
 			default: // In case the settings get messed up...
 			$sAuthUser = utils::ReadParam('auth_user', '');
@@ -248,29 +248,33 @@ EOF
 					}
 					break;
 					
-					case 'popup':
+					case 'basic':
 					// Standard PHP authentication method, works with Apache...
 					// Case 1) Apache running in CGI mode + rewrite rules in .htaccess
 					if (isset($_SERVER['HTTP_AUTHORIZATION']) && !empty($_SERVER['HTTP_AUTHORIZATION']))
 					{
 						list($sAuthUser, $sAuthPwd) = explode(':' , base64_decode(substr($_SERVER['HTTP_AUTHORIZATION'], 6)));
-						$sLoginMode = 'popup';
+						$sLoginMode = 'basic';
 					}
 					else if (isset($_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_USER']))
 					{
 						$sAuthUser = $_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_USER'];
 						$sAuthPwd = $_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_PW'];
-						$sLoginMode = 'popup';
+						$sLoginMode = 'basic';
 					}
 					break;
 
-					case 'remote':
+					case 'external':
 					// Web server supplied authentication
-					if (isset($_SERVER['REMOTE_USER']))
-					{
-						$sAuthUser = $_SERVER['REMOTE_USER'];
+					$bExternalAuth = false;
+                    $sExtAuthVar = utils::GetConfig()->GetExternalAuthenticationVariable(); // In which variable is the info passed ?
+                    $sEval = '$bExternalAuth = isset('.$sExtAuthVar.');';
+                    eval($sEval);
+                    if ($bExternalAuth)
+                    {
+						eval('$sAuthUser = '.$sExtAuthVar.';'); // Retrieve the value
 						$sAuthPwd = ''; // No password in this case the web server already authentified the user...
-						$sLoginMode = 'remote';
+						$sLoginMode = 'external';
 						$sAuthentication = 'external';
 					}
 					break;
diff --git a/application/utils.inc.php b/application/utils.inc.php
index fd8ca1504..e375572f4 100644
--- a/application/utils.inc.php
+++ b/application/utils.inc.php
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ class utils
 	 * Tells whether or not log off operation is supported.
 	 * Actually in only one case:
 	 * 1) iTop is using an internal authentication
-	 * 2) the user did not log-in using the "popup" mode (i.e basic authentication) or by passing credentials in the URL
+	 * 2) the user did not log-in using the "basic" mode (i.e basic authentication) or by passing credentials in the URL
 	 * @return boolean True if logoff is supported, false otherwise
 	 */
 	static function CanLogOff()
diff --git a/core/config.class.inc.php b/core/config.class.inc.php
index 7bcb184e8..efc867428 100644
--- a/core/config.class.inc.php
+++ b/core/config.class.inc.php
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ define ('DEFAULT_MAX_DISPLAY_LIMIT', 15);
 define ('DEFAULT_STANDARD_RELOAD_INTERVAL', 5*60);
 define ('DEFAULT_FAST_RELOAD_INTERVAL', 1*60);
 define ('DEFAULT_SECURE_CONNECTION_REQUIRED', false);
-define ('DEFAULT_ALLOWED_LOGIN_TYPES', 'form|popup|remote|url');
+define ('DEFAULT_ALLOWED_LOGIN_TYPES', 'form|basic|external');
+define ('DEFAULT_EXT_AUTH_VARIABLE', '$_SERVER[\'REMOTE_USER\']');
 
 /**
  * Config
@@ -106,9 +107,14 @@ class Config
 	protected $m_sDefaultLanguage;
 	
 	/**
-	 * @var string Type of login process allowed: form|popup|url|remote
+	 * @var string Type of login process allowed: form|basic|url|external
 	 */
 	 protected $m_sAllowedLoginTypes;
+	 
+	/**
+	 * @var string Name of the PHP variable in which external authentication information is passed by the web server
+	 */
+	 protected $m_sExtAuthVariable;
 
 	public function __construct($sConfigFile, $bLoadConfig = true)
 	{
@@ -156,6 +162,7 @@ class Config
 		$this->m_bSecureConnectionRequired = DEFAULT_SECURE_CONNECTION_REQUIRED;
 		$this->m_sDefaultLanguage = 'EN US';
 		$this->m_sAllowedLoginTypes = DEFAULT_ALLOWED_LOGIN_TYPES;
+		$this->m_sExtAuthVariable = DEFAULT_EXT_AUTH_VARIABLE;
 		
 		$this->m_aModuleSettings = array();
 
@@ -255,6 +262,7 @@ class Config
 
 		$this->m_sDefaultLanguage = isset($MySettings['default_language']) ? trim($MySettings['default_language']) : 'EN US';
 		$this->m_sAllowedLoginTypes = isset($MySettings['allowed_login_types']) ? trim($MySettings['allowed_login_types']) : DEFAULT_ALLOWED_LOGIN_TYPES;
+		$this->m_sExtAuthVariable = isset($MySettings['ext_auth_variable']) ? trim($MySettings['ext_auth_variable']) : DEFAULT_EXT_AUTH_VARIABLE;
 	}
 
 	protected function Verify()
@@ -408,6 +416,11 @@ class Config
 		return explode('|', $this->m_sAllowedLoginTypes);
 	}
 
+	public function GetExternalAuthenticationVariable()
+	{
+		return $this->m_sExtAuthVariable;
+	}
+
 	public function SetDBHost($sDBHost)
 	{
 		$this->m_sDBHost = $sDBHost;
@@ -488,6 +501,11 @@ class Config
 		$this->m_sAllowedLoginTypes = implode('|', $aAllowedLoginTypes);
 	}
 
+	public function SetExternalAuthenticationVariable($sExtAuthVariable)
+	{
+		$this->m_sExtAuthVariable = $sExtAuthVariable;
+	}
+
 	public function FileIsWritable()
 	{
 		return is_writable($this->m_sFile);
diff --git a/dictionaries/fr.dictionary.itop.ui.php b/dictionaries/fr.dictionary.itop.ui.php
index 5e652a05f..dec3b9e16 100644
--- a/dictionaries/fr.dictionary.itop.ui.php
+++ b/dictionaries/fr.dictionary.itop.ui.php
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Dict::Add('FR FR', 'French', 'Français', array(
 // Class: User
 //
 
-Dict::Add('EN US', 'French', 'Français', array(
+Dict::Add('FR FR', 'French', 'Français', array(
 	'Class:User' => 'Utilisateur',
 	'Class:User+' => 'Compte utilisateur',
 	'Class:User/Attribute:finalclass' => 'Type de compte',