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Overview

Use this page to specify how groups are stored in the Novell NDS directory.

Tasks

Configuring an LDAP Authentication Provider

Related Topics

Introduction to WebLogic Security

Managing WebLogic Security

Securing WebLogic Resources

Programmimg WebLogic Security

Developing Security Providers for WebLogic Server

Securing a Production Environment

The Security topics in the WebLogic Server 8.1 Upgrade Guide

The Security page in the WebLogic Server documentation

Attributes

Table 217-1

Attribute Label	Description	Value Constraints
Group Base DN	The base distinguished name (DN) of the tree in the LDAP directory that contains groups. MBean: `weblogic.security. providers.authentication. NovellAuthenticatorMBean` Attribute: `GroupBaseDN`	Default: "ou=groups, o=example.com"
Group Search Scope	Specifies how deep in the LDAP directory tree to search for groups. Valid values are `subtree` and `onelevel`. MBean: `weblogic.security. providers.authentication. NovellAuthenticatorMBean` Attribute: `GroupSearchScope`	Default: "subtree"
Group From Name Filter	An LDAP search filter for finding a group given the name of the group. If the attribute is not specified (that is, if the attribute is null or empty), a default search filter is created based on the group schema. MBean: `weblogic.security. providers.authentication. NovellAuthenticatorMBean` Attribute: `GroupFromNameFilter`	Default: "(&(cn=%g)(objectclass=groupofuniquenames))"
All Groups Filter	An LDAP search filter for finding all groups beneath the base group distinguished name (DN). If the attribute is not specified (that is, if the attribute is null or empty), a default search filter is created based on the Group schema. MBean: `weblogic.security. providers.authentication. NovellAuthenticatorMBean` Attribute: `AllGroupsFilter`
Static Group Object Class	The name of the LDAP object class that stores static groups. MBean: `weblogic.security. providers.authentication. NovellAuthenticatorMBean` Attribute: `StaticGroupObjectClass`	Default: "groupofnames"
Static Group Name Attribute	The attribute of a static LDAP group object that specifies the name of the group. MBean: `weblogic.security. providers.authentication. NovellAuthenticatorMBean` Attribute: `StaticGroupNameAttribute`	Default: "cn"