LDAP Authentication elements

Table 3-44 describes the elements of the LDAP Authentication page.

Table 3-44 LDAP Authentication Elements

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-sensitive alphanumeric [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 account domain name (for example, 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)Ȁ(sAMAccountName=%s))
Account Canonical Form	Canonical Form for the provided username	Format: Options Valid choices: Traditional (e.g., guest) Backslash (e.g., WEBSITE\guest) E-Mail (e.g., [e-mail]) 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)