Configuring LDAPS authentication

Configure a Server LDAP (LDAPS) authentication repository for your IBM QRadar system.

1. Log in to QRadar as an admin user.
2. On the Admin tab, click Authentication.
3. Click Authentication Module Settings.
4. From the Authentication Module Settings list, select LDAP, and then click Add.
5. Complete the fields in the Basic Configuration section.
   1. In the Repository ID field, enter a descriptive name.
   2. In the Server URL field, use the ldaps:// protocol, the server fully qualified domain name (FQDN) and specify an LDAP over SSL encrypted port (636 or Global catalog port 3269).
      For example, ldaps://ldap.test.com:3269
   3. In the Encryption field, click LDAPS.
   4. In the LDAP User Field, enter sAMAccountName.
   5. In the User Base DN field, enter the Distinguished Name (DN) of the node where the search for a user would start.
   6. In the Referral field, select follow.
6. In the Connection Settings section, click Authenticated Bind.
7. In the Login DN field, enter the user's DN in Domain\User format.
   For example, TEST\Administrator.
8. In the Password field, enter the password of the user that you configured in the Login DN field.
9. Click Test Connection and enter the username that you entered in the Login DN field.
   For example, Administrator.
10. Click Save.
11. Click Save Authentication Module.