Updating UDS Connectivity

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Updating UDS Connectivity

User Data Service (UDS) is a user virtualization layer that enables access to the third-party data repositories (such as, LDAP directory servers) deployed by your organization. UDS enables AuthMinder and the Administration Console to seamlessly access your existing data and leverage end-user information, without having to duplicate it in the standard AuthMinder SQL database tables.

AuthMinder can access user data either from a relational database (RDBMS) or directly from an LDAP server:

If you are using a relational database, then seed the database with the AuthMinder schema as a part of the post-installation configurations.
If you are using an LDAP directory server and you want AuthMinder Server and Administration Console to seamlessly access it, then you must have deployed UDS as part of the post-installation configurations

To update the default UDS connectivity settings, use the User Data Service Connectivity Configuration page.

To update the UDS connectivity configuration:

Ensure that you are logged in as the MA.
Activate the Services and Server Configurations tab.
Click the Administration Console option on the submenu of the tab.
The UDS Connectivity Configuration page appears.
Specify the parameters that are listed in the following table in the User Data Service Connectivity Configuration section. Most of the parameters on this page are mandatory.

Parameter	Default Value	Description
Protocol	TCP	The protocol to connect to the UDS service using the Administration Console. The available options are: TCP One-Way SSL Two-Way SSL
Host	localhost	The IP address or host name of the system where the UDS is available. The default value of localhost will not work.
Port	8080	The port at which the UDS is available.
Application Context Root	arcotuds	Application context that is specified when UDS is deployed in the application server.
Read Timeout (in milliseconds)	10000	The maximum time in milliseconds to wait for a response from UDS.
Idle Timeout (in milliseconds)	30000	The time (in milliseconds) after which an idle connection not serving requests will be closed.
Server Root Certificate		The path to the CA certificate file of UDS server. The file must be in PEM format.
Client Certificate		The path to the CA certificate file of the Administration Console. The file must be in PEM format.
Client Private Key		The location of file that contains the CA's private key. The path can be an absolute path or relative to ARCOT_HOME.
Minimum Connections	4	The minimum number of connections that will be created between the AuthMinder Server and the UDS server.
Maximum Connections	32	The maximum number of connections that can be created between the AuthMinder Server and the UDS server.
Connection Timeout (in milliseconds)	30000	Maximum time in milliseconds before the UDS service is considered unreachable.

Click Save to save the configurations.
Refresh all deployed AuthMinder Server instances. See "Refreshing the Cache" for instructions on how to refresh the system cache.