Chapter 27. Integration with OpenLDAP and Active Directory

Table of Contents

27.1. Creating a User Group in a Directory Service
27.1.1. Creating a User Group in OpenLDAP
27.2. Creating a User Group in Active Directory using ADUC
27.3. Creating a User Group in Active Directory Using PowerShell
27.4. Configuring Integration with a Directory Service
27.5. Configuring Authorization in PPEM
27.6. Checking Authentication and Authorization in PPEM
27.7. Troubleshooting Authentication

PPEM supports authentication using the directory services OpenLDAP and Active Directory. Within the integration, roles are assigned to LDAP users in the web application using directory service user groups.

For more information about authentication and authorization, refer to Section 7.5.

The integration process includes the following steps:

  1. Create a user group in a directory service.

  2. Configure integration with a directory service.

  3. Configure authorization in PPEM.

  4. Check authentication and authorization in PPEM and troubleshoot authentication if required.