How does LDAP integrate with Active Directory?

How does LDAP integrate with Active Directory?

Steps to Complete

1. Log into Sugar as an administrator and navigate to Admin > Password Management.
2. Scroll down to the LDAP Support section at the bottom of the page.
3. Select the checkbox next to "Enable LDAP Authentication". ...
4. Complete the fields with information specific to your LDAP or Active Directory account.

What is the relationship between LDAP and Active Directory?

LDAP is a directory services protocol. Active Directory is a directory server that uses the LDAP protocol.

What does LDAP connect to?

A client starts an LDAP session by connecting to an LDAP server, called a Directory System Agent (DSA), by default on TCP and UDP port 389, or on port 636 for LDAPS (LDAP over TLS/SSL, see below). The client then sends an operation request to the server, and a server sends responses in return.

Which LDAP is required for Active Directory?

Your LDAP directory or Active Directory must store, at a minimum, the following data for each user. Each piece of data is contained in an attribute of the directory: Siebel user ID. This attribute value must match the value in the user ID field for the user's Person record in the Siebel database.

How do I connect to Active Directory?

Create an Active Directory connection

1. From the Analytics main menu, select Import > Database and application.
2. From the New Connections tab, in the ACL Connectors section, select Active Directory. ...
3. In the Data Connection Settings panel, enter the connection settings and at the bottom of the panel, click Save and Connect.

What is ad vs LDAP?

AD is a directory service for Microsoft that makes important information about individuals available on a limited basis within a certain entity. Meanwhile, LDAP is a protocol not exclusive to Microsoft that allows users to query an AD and authenticate access to it.

Where is LDAP used?

LDAP is used in Microsoft's Active Directory, but can also be used in other tools such as Open LDAP, Red Hat Directory Servers and IBM Tivoli Directory Servers for example. Open LDAP is an open source LDAP application. It is a Windows LDAP client and admin tool developed for LDAP database control.

How do I enable LDAP over SSL?

After a certificate is installed, follow these steps to verify that LDAPS is enabled:

1. Start the Active Directory Administration Tool (Ldp.exe).
2. On the Connection menu, click Connect.
3. Type the name of the domain controller to which you want to connect.
4. Type 636 as the port number.
5. Click OK.

Where is Active Directory LDAP settings?

Finding the name and IP address of the AD domain controller

1. In nslookup, select Start and then Run.
2. In the Open box, enter cmd .
3. Enter nslookup , and press Enter.
4. Enter set type=all , and press Enter.
5. Enter _ldap. _tcp. dc. _msdcs. Domain_Name , where Domain_Name is the name of your domain, and then press Enter.

What is LDAP authentication?

• LDAP authentication. The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is an internet protocol for accessing and maintaining distributed directory information services over a network. If you rely on LDAP to authenticate users for web applications, take a minute to review the contents of this topic before beginning.

How does LDAP authentication work?

• If the client authenticates successfully to the LDAP server, then when the server subsequently receives a request from the client, it will check whether the client is allowed to perform the request. This process is called access control. In LDAP, authentication is supplied in the "bind" operation.

What is my LDAP server?

• LDAP, Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, is an Internet protocol that email and other programs use to look up information from a server. LDAP is mostly used by medium-to-large organi­zations. If you belong to one that has an LDAP server, you can use it to look up contact info and the like.

What is Active Directory authentication?

• Active Directory authentication allows users to log in to SGD if they have an account in an Active Directory domain. Active Directory authentication offers users a faster, more secure, and more scalable authentication mechanism than LDAP authentication.