ePrism User Guide - EdgeWave

Directory Services
Directory Service Overview
ePrism can utilize LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) services for accessing directories
(such as Active Directory, OpenLDAP, and iPlanet) for user and group information. LDAP can be
used with ePrism for mail routing, group lookups for policies, user lookups for mail delivery, alias
and virtual mappings, and the Spam Quarantine.
LDAP was designed to provide a standard for efficient access to directory services using simple
data queries. Most major directory services such as Active Directory support LDAP, but each
differs in their interpretation and naming convention syntax. Other types of supported LDAP
services include OpenLDAP and iPlanet.
Naming Conventions
The method for which data is arranged in the directory service hierarchy is a unique Distinguished
Name. The following is an example of a Distinguished Name in Active Directory:
In this example, "cn" represents the Common Name, and "dc" is the Domain Component. The
user, jsmith, is in the users container. The domain component is analogous to the FQDN domain
name, in this case, example.com.
Note: For all LDAP Directory features, you must ensure you enter values specific to your
LDAP environment and schema.
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