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- An LDAP server that can be queried from outside of your network.
- If this is not possible, an ADFS connection might be what you need instead.
- A member of your IT team to supply or enter the connection details (jump to details).
- A copy of your LDAP server's certificate (base 64 encoded X.509, often called pem format).
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PLACEHOLDER - SCREENSHOT OF NEW AP WHEN AVAILABLE
What the fields are for
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Name | The name of the connection as it will appear to users at our authentication point. This should be a form of your organisation name so users can find it in a list when they need to. |
Directory type | Used to set default values where Active Directory is different from the underlying LDAP standard. |
Server host | The address where OpenAthens can connect to your server. This address will need to be accessible by our services from outside of your network. |
Server port | The port that your server uses for LDAP traffic. You can specify a non-standard port if necessary. |
Connection type | The form of security used. StartTLS is the industry standard but ldaps:// can be chosen for older systems. |
Admin bind DN | The full distinguished name of a user that can connect and view all the users you need to authenticate, e.g: cn=openathens,cn=users,dn=ad,dn=yourdomain,dn=net |
Bind password | The password for the user specified in the admin bind |
Base DN | The distinguished name of your directory, e.g: dn=ad,dn=yourdomain,dn=net |
Filter | Allows you to specify the username field, plus limitations where necessary. The field you identify as =${uid} will be used as the username in login dialogs |
| Unique user attribute | This should be an attribute that will always be unique to that user and it is used in the generation of targetedIDs. It defaults in AD to 'objectGUID'. |
| Targeted ID seed value | The seed used to generate a targetedID. This should only be used when you are migrating from something like OpenAthens LA to MD and is provided so that your users can have the same targetedID value when they change systems. Leaving it blank is usually the correct thing to do (uses the same seed as your MD accounts). Modifying this after you go live will change the identifiers seen by service providers for all your users which is something that is very rarely desirable. |
| Status | Live & visible = production ready. Users will be able to access this login at the authentication point. It will become the default login whenever your organisation is known (e.g. for any resources where access involves your entityID). Live and not visible = testing mode. Will work with the supplied test URL, but the authentication point will only use OpenAthens accounts. Not live = cannot be used. The visibility setting is ignored. Changes to the status can take up to PLACEHOLDER-TIME to go live. |
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