Implementing LDAP Authentication for Siebel Gateway

This topic describes how to implement LDAP authentication for Siebel Gateway. This involves configuring the Siebel Enterprise Server for LDAP authentication using the Siebel Management Console, then adding parameters to the gateway security profile and the LDAP directory. These tasks are described in the following procedure.

To implement LDAP authentication for Siebel Gateway

1. Using the Siebel Management Console, configure your Siebel Enterprise to use the LDAP security adapter provided with Siebel Business Applications.

   For information on this task, see Configuring Security Adapters Using the Siebel Management Console.

2. Add the following parameters to the gateway security profile to specify the security adapter you want to implement.

   Section Under Security Profiles	Parameter	Value
   Basic Information [InfraSecMgr]	Enterprise Security Authentication Profile (Security Adapter Mode)	The security adapter mode to operate in: For LDAP, specify LDAP.
   Basic Information [InfraSecMgr]	Security Adapter Name (named subsystem)	The name of the security adapter. For LDAP, specify LDAPSecAdpt or another name of your choice.
   Data Sources [LDAPSecAdpt]	Roles Attribute	The name of the directory attribute that is used to store role information, for example, roles.

3. Add the following information to the LDAP directory:

   • The user name and password for gateway authentication.

   • For the gateway user, in the directory attribute that is used to store role information (for example, the roles attribute), specify the user role that is required to access the gateway. Specify Siebel Administrator as the default role.