LDAP Connection

The LDAP Connection shared resource creates a connection to an LDAP server.

General

See Creating an LDAP Connection for more details about how to create an LDAP connection.

In the General panel, you can specify the package that stores the LDAP Connection shared resource, the shared resource name, and so on.

The following table lists the configuration in the General panel:

Field Module Property? Description
Package No The name of the package where the new shared resource is added.
Name No The name to be displayed as the label for the shared resource.
Description No A short description for the shared resource.

LDAP Connection Configuration

In the LDAP Connection Configuration panel, you can provide the information of the LDAP server that the plug-in connects to.

The following table lists the configuration in the LDAP Connection Configuration panel:

Field Module Property? Description
Server Type No The type of the LDAP server that the plug-in connects to.
Server Name Yes The host name or IP address of the machine where the LDAP server is running.
LDAP Port Yes The port number to communicate with the LDAP server.
Authentication Mode No The authentication mode to authenticate the client. The following authentication modes are supported:
  • Simple: the user name and password used to access an LDAP server are required.
  • Anonymous: no user credential is required.
  • External: this option is available only when you select the Use SSL check box. When you select the external authentication mode, two-way SSL authentication is enabled.
Authentication No The user credential used to log in to the LDAP server, which is specified in the Identity Provider shared resource. See Creating an Identity Provider Resource for more details.
Note: This option is automatically selected when you select the simple authentication mode.
Use SSL No If the LDAP server that the plug-in connects to is encrypted by SSL, select the Use SSL check box.

See Configuring SSL for more details about how to configure SSL.

LDAP Reconnection for Runtime Configuration

In the LDAP Reconnection for Runtime Configuration panel, you can specify the reconnection related settings.

The following table lists the configuration in the LDAP Reconnection for Runtime Configuration panel:

Field Module Property? Description
Reconnection Times Yes The number of attempts that the plug-in makes to connect to the LDAP server when the connection is broken. The default value is 3.
Reconnection Interval(ms) Yes The time interval (in milliseconds) between the connection that failed and a new connection. The default value is 3000.