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| Revised | : | January 5, 2006 (mc) |
| Version | : | Web DLL version 5.2 and greater |
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INFO: LDAP Authentication
January 5, 2006
SUMMARY
LDAP Authentication can be used in place of the Basic ILLiad Authentication. Here is a
scenario using LDAP for authentication.
For the User
- A first time user would get to the ILLiad logon screen and put in their LDAP UID for the ILLiad username and LDAP Password in place of the ILLiad password.
- ILLiad checks the LDAP server, using the supplied information. If it can successfully bind using the userid and password, then it goes to the next step. If not, it immediately returns a message to the user stating "Bad Username or Password".
- When the username and password are good, next ILLiad looks in its local Users table to see if they have registered before. If yes, then they are automatically routed to the Main Menu. If not, then they are taken to the New User Registration page where they can fill out the registration information. All of their information is stored in the ILLiad Users table. The LDAP server is used for authentication purposes only.
For the Staff
- Since the LDAP server is used for authentication purposes, the staff do not need to review any customers as they register.
Setup
Setting up LDAP authentication involves updating several keys in the customization table. Here is a list of the keys and what their purpose is.
LDAPSupport - Yes or No to turn LDAP on or off.
LDAPServerName - LDAP Server name or IP address.
LDAPPortNo - port for your LDAP server (389 is default regular LDAP and 636 is default for SSL)
LDAPSearchPrefix,LDAPSearchSuffix - strings around which the ILLiad username is placed in order to bind with the LDAP server.
MORE INFORMATION
For a discussion of the available authentication types ILLiad supports, review the related articles in the panel on the right.
