The name "user" in the example above is literally "user". The username "user1" is specified at the end of the command. Unless Active Directory or above is being used, it will be necessary to find the Bind DN manually.
When using Softerra, the credentials will need to be entered for the user binding to the LDAP Directory when you create a new profile: Although Softerra will not tell you the exact Bind DN needed for Symantec Encryption Management Server, it will let you know immediately if the LDAP syntax is incorrect and help in your trial-and-error process.
The fields necessary to find correct syntax is the hostname of the LDAP Directory, the User DN Distinguished Name , and the password don't use anonymous bind as this will not show you accurate query results.
Once the LDAP syntax is correct, a successful bind will show you the directory similar to how it appears in Active Directory. Below is a break-down of how user credentials are translated within LDAP very basic example.
If the domain was example. DC is used for the domain portion, and CN is used for the User credentials. After comparing what is in Softerra and what is in Symantec Encryption Management Server, the credentials should match exactly. Many matching rules are specific to certain data types e.
All search requests include a base DN element, which specifies the portion of the DIT in which to look for matching entries, and a scope, which specifies how much of that subtree should be considered. The defined search scopes include:. LDAP clients may use a modify request to make changes to the data stored in an entry. A modify request specifies the DN of the entry to update and a list of the modifications to apply to that entry. Each modification has a modification type, an attribute name, and an optional set of attribute values.
An LDAP URL encapsulates a number of pieces of information that may be used to reference a directory server, a specific entry in a directory server, or search criteria to identify matching entries within a directory server. A control is a piece of information that can be included in an LDAP request or response to provide additional information about that request or response, or to change the way that it should be interpreted by the server in the case of a request or client in the case of a response.
For example, the server-side sort request control can be included in a search request to indicate that the server should sort the matching entries in a particular way before sending them to the client. A referral is a type of LDAP response that indicates that the server could not process the requested operation, but suggests that the request might succeed if you try it somewhere else e.
Referrals may be returned for a number of reasons, including:. In addition to referral operation results, there is a related type of response for search operations called a search result reference, which may be used to indicate that part of the search may be conducted in a different server.
This is particularly useful in cases where the data set is too large to fit in one server, and different portions of the DIT are broken up across different servers. An alias entry is a special kind of entry that points to another entry in the DIT, much in the same way as a symbolic link points to another file on the filesystem. Alias entries are primarily beneficial for search operations, in that it can be used to make an entry in one location of the DIT to appear to be in another location.
This can be useful, for example, in cases in which the existence of an entry in a particular subtree is used to make some determination like group membership or as a means of signifying authorization for some purpose. Search requests include an element that indicate how any aliases encountered during the search should be handled. Non-search operations that target an alias entry will not follow the alias. An alias cannot be used as the target identify for a bind operation.
Aliases must be leaf entries, because it is not possible to add an entry below an alias entry. Note that not all directory servers support aliases.
If an application is intended to be compatible with a broad range of directory servers, it should avoid the use of aliases. Directory Servers A directory server more technically referred to as a Directory Server Agent, a Directory System Agent, or a DSA is a type of network database that stores information represented as trees of entries. Attributes Attributes hold the data for an entry. Object Classes Object classes are schema elements that specify collections of attribute types that may be related to a particular type of object, process, or other entity.
Search Filters Search filters are used to define criteria for identifying entries that contain certain kinds of information. There are a number of different types of search filters: Presence filters may be used to identify entries in which a specified attribute has at least one value.
Equality filters may be used to identify entries in which a specified attribute has a particular value. Substring filters may be used to identify entries in which a specified attribute has at least one value that matches a given substring. Greater-or-equal filters may be used to identify entries in which a specified attribute has at least one value that is considered greater than or equal to a given value. Less-or-equal filters may be used to identify entries in which a specified attribute has at least one value that is considered less than or equal to a given value.
The base distinguished name, or base DN, identifies the entry in the directory from which searches initiated by LDAP clients occur. The base DN is often referred to as the search base. The search type, which can be a base search only the entry specified by the base DN is searched , a one-level search only entries one level below the base entry are searched , or a sub-tree search all entries at all levels below the base entry are searched.
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