Enterprise LDAP requirements
You need your enterprise LDAP settings available the first time you log in to DataPlane in order to configure DataPlane for authentication and authorization. Ensure you have the correct settings available and ready to use as part of your DataPlane setup. The following table details the properties and values you need to know to set up LDAP with DataPlane.
Property | Description | Example |
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LDAP URL | The hostname and port for the LDAP or Active Directory server | ldap://my.ldap.server:389 ldaps://my.ldap.server:689 |
LDAP Certificate File | If you are using LDAPS and with a certificate, you need to have the certificate ready to be uploaded into DataPlane so that DataPlane can validate the LDAPS connection. Note that DataPlane only supports a PEM-encoded certificates and compatible with OpenSSL 1.0.2k or later. | SSL certificate file |
Administrator Bind DN | The Distinguished Name (“DN”) for the manager | cn=Administrator,ou=srv,dc=hortonworks,dc=local |
Administrator Password | The password for the DN | Your_password |
User Search Base | The root Distinguished Name to search in the directory for users | ou=Users,dc=hortonworks,dc=local |
User Search Attribute | The attribute for user names | uid |
User Object Class (optional*) | The object class that is used for users | person |
Group Search Base | The root Distinguished Name to search in the directory for groups | ou=Groups,dc=hortonworks,dc=local |
Group Search Attribute | The attribute for group name | cn |
Group Object Class | The object class that is used for groups | groupofnames |
Group Member Attribute Name | The attribute in a group object that specifies the users that are part of the group | member |
Follow referrals | Check this box if you want to follow LDAP referrals |