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LDAP Authentication

You can use LDAP authentication to authenticate users who log in to the Management Console.

If you use LDAP authentication, you must provide the user name in LDAP format when you log in to the Management Console.

The following table describes the LDAP properties you configure if you use the LDAP authentication scheme:

Property	Description
Domain Server	Host name or IP address of the LDAP server.
Domain Server Port	Port number for the LDAP server.
Security Protocol	LDAP transport security protocol. Select SSL or None.
Administration Group	Distinguished name (DN) of the LDAP group to use for authentication.
Root DN	Base distinguished name (DN) of the LDAP domain in which to begin user lookups.
User Object Class	Object class type used for the LDAP user object.
User MemberOf Attribute	Locate users by attribute. Name of the user attribute to use to identify the groups associated with a user.
Group Object Class	Object class type used for the LDAP group object.
Group MemberOf Attribute	Locate users by attribute. Name of the group attribute to use to identify the groups associated with a user.
Group Members Attribute	Locate users by group. Name of the attribute to use to identify the members of a group.