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Communication Between CA EEM Server and External LDAP Directories

The communication between CA EEM Server and an external directory is dependent on the type of LDAP connection between the two: encrypted or nonencrypted. The following are the supported modes of operation of CA EEM Server and external directory based on encryption:

Encryption is enabled in CA EEM Server for LDAP communication

When CA EEM Server is configured to use encrypted channel of communication with an external LDAP directory, if CA EEM Server is in FIPS mode, the LDAP directory must also be configured to use FIPS-compatible mode.