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How to Configure an AuthValidate Directory Mapping

AuthValidate Directory Mapping is an extension of Authentication and Authorization Directory Mapping. Both types of directory mapping allow users to authenticate against one user directory and authorize against another user directory. In both cases, the directory mapping type can be further specified as Identical DN or Universal ID.

AuthValidate directory mapping extends Authentication and Authorization directory mapping in three ways:

• With AuthValidate directory mapping, you can map an authentication user directory that is connected to one Policy Server to a validation user directory that is connected to another Policy Server. The user directories are located by OID and directory name.
• With AuthValidate directory mapping, the user directories can be of different types.
• With AuthValidate directory mapping, user lookup by Universal ID is attempted if user lookup by DN fails.