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Implementing LDAP or ADSI Authentication for the Gateway Name Server

This topic describes how to implement LDAP or ADSI authentication for the Gateway Name Server. This involves configuring the Siebel Enterprise Server for LDAP or ADSI authentication using the Siebel Configuration Wizard, then adding parameters to the Gateway Name Server configuration file (gateway.cfg) and the LDAP directory or Active Directory. These tasks are described in the following procedure.

To implement LDAP or ADSI authentication for the Gateway Name Server

1. Using the Siebel Configuration Wizard, configure your Siebel Enterprise to use either the LDAP or ADSI security adapter provided with Siebel Business Applications.

   For information on this task, see Configuring LDAP or ADSI Security Adapters Using the Siebel Configuration Wizard.

2. Add parameters to the gateway.cfg file to specify the security adapter you want to implement.

   For information on the gateway.cfg file, see About Authentication for Gateway Name Server Access. Specify values similar to the following:
   

   Section	Parameter	Value
   [InfraSecMgr]	Security Adapter Mode (SecAdptMode)	The security adapter mode to operate in: For LDAP, specify LDAP. For ADSI, specify ADSI.
   [InfraSecMgr]	Security Adapter Name (SecAdptName)	The name of the security adapter. For LDAP, specify LDAPSecAdpt or another name of your choice. For ADSI, specify ADSISecAdpt or another name of your choice.
   [LDAPSecAdpt] or [ADSISecAdpt]	Roles Attribute Type (RolesAttributeType)	The name of the directory attribute that is used to store role information, for example, roles.

3. Add the following information to the LDAP directory or Active Directory:
   • Gateway Name Server authentication user name and password.
   • For the Gateway Name Server user, in the directory attribute that is used to store role information (for example, the roles attribute), specify the user role that is required to access the Gateway Name Server. Specify Siebel Administrator as the default role.