HP CIFS Server 3.0a Administrator's Guide version A.02.01

LDAP Integration Support
Network Environments
Chapter 8120
The CIFS Authentication with LDAP Integration
With LDAP integration, multiple HP CIFS Servers can share a single
LDAP directory server for a centralized user database management. The
HP CIFS Server can access the LDAP directory and look up the windows
user information for user authentication. The figure 6-1 shows the CIFS
authentication in the LDAP network environment:
Figure 8-1 The CIFS Authentication with LDAP Integration
The following describes the message exchanges among the Windows PC,
CIFS Server and LDAP directory server for the user authentication
shown on Figure 6-1:
1. A Windows user requests a connection.
2. The CIFS Server sends a challenge to the Windows PC client.
3. The Windows PC client sends a response packet to the CIFS Server
based on the user password and the challenge information.
4. The CIFS Server looks up the LDAP directory server for the user data
and requests data attributes including the password information.
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