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Security Guide for Siebel eBusiness Applications > Security Adapter Authentication > Using the LDAP/ADSI Configuration UtilitySiebel Systems provides the LDAP/ADSI Configuration Utility to help you configure your Siebel applications to authenticate against an external LDAP or ADS directory. The utility provides a graphical user interface (GUI) to update configuration parameters, whether those stored in the Siebel Gateway Name Server or those stored in Siebel application configuration files (when configuring Siebel Dedicated Web Clients). The utility is installed with the Siebel Server. After installation and configuration of the Siebel Enterprise, you can run this utility as a stand-alone program.
The LDAP/ADSI Configuration Utility comprises the configuration executable program used by multiple Siebel modules (including the main Siebel Software Configuration Utility used for configuring the Siebel Enterprise and the SWSE) and the model file that provides specific LDAP/ADSI configuration functionality.
For information about using the main Siebel Software Configuration Utility, see Siebel Installation Guide for the operating system you are using. The full name for the LDAP/ADSI Configuration Utility is Siebel Software Configuration Utility - LDAP/ADSI Security Adapter Configuration. This name appears in the title bar of the utility's title bar (in console mode). When you are configuring Siebel Gateway Name Server parameters, then the Name Server must be running. Otherwise, there are no special setup requirements to run the utility. NOTE: The utility works best if run locally rather than over the network. Therefore, it is recommended that you run the utility from the Siebel Server machine. Figure 6 shows an example screen (for Windows platforms). When you specify the security adapter mode, either LDAP or ADSI, the setting you make provides the value (either You also specify the name of the LDAP or ADSI security adapter. This setting provides the value of the
The CAUTION: If you want to configure a server component or a Siebel Server to use different LDAP or ADSI authentication settings than those already configured at a higher level (that is, configured for the Siebel Enterprise or Siebel Server), then you should create a new LDAP or ADSI security adapter. Otherwise, settings you make will reconfigure the existing security adapter wherever it is used. Additional configuration parameters will be defined for the particular LDAP or ADSI security adapter—that is, for the NOTE: The utility sets authentication-related configuration parameters for Siebel applications, but does not make changes to the LDAP/ADS directory. Make sure the configuration information you enter is compatible with your directory server. |
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