This table describes the elements of the LDAP Authentication page.
| Element | Description | Data Input Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Hostname | Unique case-sensitive name for the server. |
Format: Valid IPv4 or IPv6 address or a valid hostname. Format: Case-sensitivealphanumeric [a-z, A-Z, 0-9], period (.) and minus sign (-) . The first character must be alpha. Range: 1 to 255-character string |
| Account Domain Name | Domain name of the LDAP server. | Format: <name>.<tld> (ex. website.com). Range = 1-20 character alphanumeric [a-z, A-Z, 0-9], period (.) |
| Account Domain Name Short | The short version of the domain name listed above (ex.WEBSITE). | Must be a capitalized version of the domain name, without the extension. Range = 1-10 character alphanumeric [a-z, A-Z, 0-9] |
| Port | Port that the LDAP servers can be accessed by on the host machine | Default = 389 Range = Integer with value between 0 and 65535 |
| Base DN | Directory path of the user being authenticated. | Range = 1-100 character alphanumeric [a-z, A-Z, 0-9] |
| Username | Username used for account DN lookups | Range = 1-15 character alphanumeric [a-z, A-Z, 0-9] |
| Password | The password of the user DN used for account lookups. |
Range: restrictions depend on the LDAP server's settings. |
| Account Filter Format | User account search filter |
Range = 1-100 character alphanumeric [a-z, A-Z, 0-9] Default = (&(objectClass=user)(sAMAccountName=%s)) |
| Account Canonical Form | Canonical Form for the provided username | Format: Radio buttons Valid choices:
Default = Backslash style |
| Referrals | Whether or not to follow referrals | Default = unchecked (ignore) |
| Bind Requires DN | Whether the LDAP authentication bind requires a username in DN form | Default = unchecked (disabled) |