Configuring LDAP authentication

By configuring LDAP authentication with Maximo® Application Suite, user authentication is managed by your LDAP server.

Procedure

  1. From the Suite administration menu, select Configurations from the side navigation menu and then click LDAP authentication.
  2. Specify the LDAP configuration parameters.
    Table 1. LDAP configuration attributes
    Parameter Details Example
    URL The URL for the LDAP server is in the format: protocol://<hostname>:<port>
    Note: Secure LDAP (LDAPS) is the only allowed protocol. Non-TLS connections are not allowed.
    		 Example: ldaps://MSAD2021.fyre.ibm.com:636
    Base DN The path in the object hierarchy of the directory server. Example: OU=FYRE,DC=MSAD2021,DC=fyre,DC=ibm,DC=com
    Bind DN Bind DN is used to bind to an LDAP server. Administrators must have sufficient privileges to search for users under user search DN or groups under group search DN. Example: CN=wilson,OU=users,OU=FYRE,DC=MSAD2021,DC=fyre,DC=ibm,DC=com
    Bind PW LDAP admin password
    userIdMap The field that is used for user IDs Example: user:<sAMAccountName>
  3. Add or retrieve CA certificate.

What to do next

You can synchronize your LDAP user registry with Maximo Application Suite to create users from your existing user registry.