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Administrator Credentials Group Box

Require Credentials check box

If selected, the credentials specified in the tab will be used by the Policy Server when connecting to the user directory.

Username

Distinguished name (DN) of a user who has sufficient privileges.

If...

Then...

a read Access Control List (ACL) has been defined to control access to the LDAP branch containing the user directory,

you must provide credentials for an administrative account with read access to that branch of the user directory.

you want to use SiteMinder features that require read/write access to the directory

the administrator account that you specify must have read/write privileges.

For example, enter cn=Administrator.

Password and Confirm Password

Password associated with the account specified in the Username field.

The Policy Server uses the DN from the Username field and the password from the Password field to access the user directory.

Run in Authenticated User’s Security Context check box

For LDAP-compliant Active Directory user stores for which you want to use the LDAP namespace, select this check box to provide a Windows user security context to Web applications that run on IIS Web servers and are protected by SiteMinder.

Secure Connection check box

Optional check box to force a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) connection when the Policy Server and LDAP user directory communicate with each other.

Note: Be sure to specify the port for SSL in the Server field of the Directory Setup tab. Also, for SSL connections, make sure that you have specified the location of the certificate database file in the Policy Server Management Console (see the SiteMinder Policy Server Management Guide).

More information:

Specify Directory Attributes

Pros and Cons of Choosing an AD Namespace for an Active Directory Connection