Product guide

Connect Enterprise Authentication to data sources
Connect Enterprise Authentication to the data sources where your user data is stored.
Tasks
• Add a connection to the SQL Server database on page 41
To add a connection to your SQL Server database, set up the JDBC driver.
• Add a connection to the LDAP directory on page 41
If users and groups are stored in your corporate directory, connect Enterprise
Authentication to the LDAP directory server.
• Add a connection to the Active Directory on page 42
When users and groups are stored in the corporate Active Directory, connect Enterprise
Authentication to the Active Directory server.
Add a connection to the SQL Server database
To add a connection to your SQL Server database, set up the JDBC driver.
Task
1
On the administration interface, click the Datasources tab.
2
Click Add SQL Connection.
3
On the JDBC Settings window, configure the JDBC driver options.
a
In the Display name field, enter the unique connection name.
b
From the Driver drop-down list, select one of these options:
•
Microsoft SQL
•
MySQL
•
PostgreSQL
c
In the Server IP field, enter the SQL Server database server IP address.
d
In the Port field, enter the SQL Server database port.
e
In the Username field, enter the SQL Server database user name.
f
In the Password field, enter the SQL Server password.
4
Click Verify connection.
5
If verification is successful, click Create.
Add a connection to the LDAP directory
If users and groups are stored in your corporate directory, connect Enterprise Authentication to the
LDAP directory server.
Task
1
On the administration interface, click the Datasources tab.
2
Click Add LDAP Connection.
3
On the LDAP Settings window, configure the LDAP directory server options.
a
In the Display name field, enter the unique connection name.
b
In the LDAP Server IP field, enter the LDAP directory server IP address.
Processing authentication requests with flows
Create custom authentication flows
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