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Subject DN To User Attribute Certificate Mapper

The Subject DN To User Attribute Certificate Mapper maps client certificates to user entries by looking for the certificate subject DN in a specified attribute of user entries.

Parent Component

The Subject DN To User Attribute Certificate Mapper component inherits from the Certificate Mapper




This page describes the Subject DN To User Attribute Certificate Mapper:


Properties

A description of each property follows.


Basic Properties: Advanced Properties:
↓ enabled ↓ java-class
↓ subject-attribute
↓ user-base-dn

Basic Properties

enabled

Description
Indicates whether the Certificate Mapper is enabled.
Default Value
None
Allowed Values
true
false
Multi-valued
No
Required
Yes
Admin Action Required
None
Advanced Property
No
Read-only
No

subject-attribute

Description
Specifies the name or OID of the attribute whose value should exactly match the certificate subject DN.
Default Value
None
Allowed Values
The name of an attribute type defined in the server schema.
Multi-valued
No
Required
Yes
Admin Action Required
None
Advanced Property
No
Read-only
No

user-base-dn

Description
Specifies the base DNs that should be used when performing searches to map the client certificate to a user entry.
Default Value
The server will perform the search in all public naming contexts.
Allowed Values
A valid DN.
Multi-valued
Yes
Required
No
Admin Action Required
None
Advanced Property
No
Read-only
No


Advanced Properties

java-class

Description
Specifies the fully-qualified name of the Java class that provides the Subject DN To User Attribute Certificate Mapper implementation.
Default Value
org.opends.server.extensions.SubjectDNToUserAttributeCertificateMapper
Allowed Values
A java class that implements or extends the class(es) :
org.opends.server.api.CertificateMapper
Multi-valued
No
Required
Yes
Admin Action Required
The Subject DN To User Attribute Certificate Mapper must be disabled and re-enabled for changes to this setting to take effect
Advanced Property
Yes
Read-only
No


LDAP Mapping

Each configuration property can be mapped to a specific LDAP attribute under the "cn=config" entry. The mappings that follow are provided for information only. In general, you should avoid changing the server configuration by manipulating the LDAP attributes directly.

Base DN
cn=Certificate Mappers,cn=config
objectclass name
ds-cfg-subject-dn-to-user-attribute-certificate-mapper
objectclass superior
ds-cfg-certificate-mapper

Property
LDAP attribute
enabled
ds-cfg-enabled
java-class
ds-cfg-java-class
subject-attribute
ds-cfg-subject-attribute
user-base-dn
ds-cfg-user-base-dn