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LDAP V1 Security Realm --> Users

Tasks Additional Documentation Attributes

Overview

Use this tab to define how users are stored in the LDAP server. To use the LDAP V1 security realm, you need to use Compatibility security. The use of the LDAP V1 security realm is deprecated in WebLogic Server 7.0.

Tasks

Configuring an LDAP Realm V1 in the CompatibilityRealm

Defining Attributes for the LDAP Directory Server

Specifying How Users Are Stored in the LDAP V1 Security Realm

Specifying How Groups Are Stored in the LDAP V1 Security Realm

Adding a Note to the LDAP V1 Security Realm

Configuring the Caching Realm in the CompatibilityRealm

Additional Documentation

(Requires an Internet connection.)

Introduction to WebLogic Security

Managing WebLogic Security

Programmimg WebLogic Security

Developing Security Providers for WebLogic Server

Securing a WebLogic Server Deployment

Upgrading Security in WebLogic Server Version 6.x to WebLogic Server Version 7.0

Security FAQ

The Security page in the WebLogic Server documentation

Attributes

Attribute Label | Description | Value Constraints
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User Authentication | Determines the method for allowing or denying a user the right to communicate with WebLogic Server. Set this attribute to one of the following values: Bind--The LDAP security realm retrieves user data, including the password for the LDAP server, and checks the password in WebLogic Server. External--The LDAP security realm authenticates a user by attempting to bind to the LDAP server with the username and password supplied by the WebLogic client. Local--The LDAP security realm authenticates a user by looking up the UserPassword attribute in the LDAP directory and checking its value against a set of passwords in WebLogic Server. | Default: "bind" Valid values: "bind" "external" "local" Configurable: yes Readable: yes Writable: yes
User Password Attribute | If the userAuthentication attribute is set to local, this attribute finds the attribute in the LDAP user objects that contains the passwords of the LDAP users. | Default: "userpassword" Configurable: yes Readable: yes Writable: yes
User DN | A list of attributes that, when combined with the attribute named in the userNameAttribute attribute, uniquely identifies a user in the LDAP directory. When specifying this attribute, use the following format: ou=Barb.Klock, u=acme.com | Default: Configurable: yes Readable: yes Writable: yes
User Name Attribute | The login name of a user for the LDAP directory. The value of this attribute can be the common name of a user in the LDAP directory. However, it is generally an abbreviated string, such as a User ID. | Configurable: yes Readable: yes Writable: yes