LDAP Servers

An LDAP server is a directory service like Active Directory, OpenLDAP, Novell eDirectory, Oracle Internet Directory, Sun ONE used to store and manage structured organization information. When used in authentication, and LDAP server is a storage of users accounts, their passwords and other user-related data.

ClearBox can connect to several LDAP servers simultaneously. This means that several directories can be queried at the same time for authenticating a user of retrieving its attributes to compose 'authorization lists' (i.e. lists of attributes that should or should not be present in an access request packet or should be included in response packets granting access to a user).

See how to configure a data source with Configurator.

How to create a new data connection:

1. Right-click the 'LDAP servers' node in the left tree and select 'Add New Server':

2. Type the new server name instead of <new id> text:

3. Configure its settings and click 'Apply changes'.