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Web Gateway 7.1.5 Product Guide - McAfee

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LDAP<br />

Settings specifying the LDAP method to authenticate users<br />

Authentication and access management<br />

Standard authentication 5<br />

Note: These settings are provided if you have selected the LDAP authentication method and configured the<br />

settings for the Authentication module accordingly. The settings name can vary.<br />

Authentication Method, Authentication Test, Common Authentication Parameters, Advanced<br />

Parameters<br />

The meaning and usage of these settings are the same as for the User Database settings.<br />

For more information, see User Database.<br />

LDAP Specific Parameters<br />

Settings for the LDAP authentication method<br />

LDAP server(s) to connect to — List of LDAP servers to retrieve authentication information from<br />

The following table describes the list entries. For information on maintaining a list of this type, see<br />

Inline lists.<br />

Table 5-2 LDAP servers list<br />

Option Definition<br />

String Name of an LDAP server<br />

Comment Plain-text comment on the LDAP server<br />

List of certificate authorities — List of certificate authorities for providing certificates when a Secure<br />

LDAP (S-LDAP) connection is used for communication with the LDAP server<br />

The following table describes the list entries. For general information on how to maintain lists, see List<br />

maintenance.<br />

Table 5-3 Certificate authorities list<br />

Option Definition<br />

Certificate authority Name of a certificate authority<br />

Certificate revocation list List with information on when the certificate becomes invalid and URI used to access<br />

it<br />

Trusted Information on whether the certificate is trusted on the appliance<br />

Comment Plain-text comment on the certificate authority<br />

Credentials — User name of the appliance for logging on to the LDAP server<br />

Password — Password for that user name<br />

Clicking Set opens a window for configuring a new password.<br />

International text support — Set of characters used by default for a request sent from a client, for<br />

example, ISO-8859-1<br />

Enable LDAP version 3 — When selected, version 3 of the LDAP protocol is used<br />

Allow LDAP library to follow referrals — When selected, the lookup of user information can be<br />

redirected from the LDAP server to other servers<br />

Connection live check — Time (in minutes) to elapse between checks to see whether the connection<br />

to the LDAP server is still active<br />

LDAP operation timeout — Time (in seconds) to elapse before the connection to the LDAP server is<br />

closed if no communication occurs<br />

Base distinguished name to user objects — Distinguished name (DN) in the directory on the LDAP<br />

server where the lookup of user attributes should begin<br />

Map user name to DN — When selected, the name of the user who asks for authentication must map<br />

to a DN (Distinguished Name). This name identifies the user in the directory on the LDAP server<br />

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