Nortel Networks 4050 User Manual
Chapter 6 Configuring authentication 251
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if user entries are located in several places in the LDAP Dictionary
Information Tree (DIT), the position in the DIT from where all user
records can be found with a subtree search (requires isdBindDN and
isdBindPassword)
Information Tree (DIT), the position in the DIT from where all user
records can be found with a subtree search (requires isdBindDN and
isdBindPassword)
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group attribute name — the LDAP attribute that contains the names of the
groups. You can specify more than one group attribute name.
groups. You can specify more than one group attribute name.
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user attribute name — refers to one of the following:
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the LDAP attribute that contains the user name (does not require
isdBindDN and isdBindPassword)
isdBindDN and isdBindPassword)
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the LDAP attribute that is used in combination with the user’s login name
to search the DIT (requires isdBindDN and isdBindPassword)
to search the DIT (requires isdBindDN and isdBindPassword)
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isdBindDN — used to authenticate the Nortel SNAS 4050 to the LDAP
server, so that the LDAP DIT can be searched. The
server, so that the LDAP DIT can be searched. The
isdBindDN
corresponds
to an entry created in the Schema Admins account (for example,
cn=ldap
ldap, cn=Users, dc=example, dc=com
). An account must be created
on the LDAP server to enable the Nortel SNAS 4050 to do the bind search in
the directory structure.
the directory structure.
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isdBindPassword — used to authenticate the Nortel SNAS 4050 to the LDAP
server. The
server. The
isdBindPassword
is the password, configured in the Schema
Admins account, for the entry referenced in isdBindDN.
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enable LDAPS — if true, makes LDAP requests between the Nortel
SNAS 4050 and the LDAP server occur over a secure SSL connection. The
default is false. Retain the default value or reset to
SNAS 4050 and the LDAP server occur over a secure SSL connection. The
default is false. Retain the default value or reset to
false
.
The Authentication menu displays.