Specifying LDAP Authenticator fields

You must specify the LDAP Authentication fields if you have selected LDAP security for the database repository.

Authenticator type
Use this field to specify the type of authentication that will occur. You can choose:
  • Bind: to use an LDAP bind operation.
  • Compare: to use a string compare with the value of the Password attribute and that of a user's entry.
User's password attribute
Use this field to specify the attribute that will be retrieved in a user's entry as a password. This field is used only if you specified Compare in the Authenticator type field.
Append base DN
Select this check box to specify that when authenticating a user, the base DN will be appended to a user's RDN. This field is used only if you specified Bind in the Authenticator type field.
Allow empty password
Select this check box to allow an empty password.