Authentication

Allows you to select the authentication to be used (none or simple). Select the desired authentication as follows: 

• None: No authentication, that is, an anonymous log-on. If you use this setting, ensure that the LDAP server supports anonymous log-ons.

• Simple: Authentication is based on a user name and password. You must provide the user name and password in the appropriate fields (Principal and Credentials).

Select none or simple.

The default is none.

Credentials

Allows you to enter the credentials needed when using an authentication mechanism other than anonymous log-in (authentication = none).

The appropriate credentials, in the form of a valid password. 

InitialContextFactory

Allows you to enter the factory to be used for creating the initial context for the LDAP server. By default the LDAP service provider provided by Sun, as part of the Java Software Developers’ Kit (SDK), is used. 

A valid Java factory name; the default is: 

com.sun.jndi.ldap.LdapCtxFactory.

It is recommended that you do not change this value unless you want to use an LDAP service provider other than the one provided by Sun. 

Principal

Allows you to specify the principal needed when using an authentication mechanism other than anonymous log-in (authentication = none).

The fully qualified Distinguished Name (DN) of the user, for example: 

CN=Administrator,CN=Users,
DC=stc,dc=com

ProviderURL

Allows you to specify the URL of the LDAP Server. 

A valid URL with the protocol as ldap.