Managing server connections

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To use data from outside your appliance in your policies, you must define the server connection to access the data.

Before you begin

Obtain the connection information for the existing database server you want to define for your policy information point.

About this task

You can create server connections to data sources, such as Oracle® DB2, PostgreSQL, LDAP, Microsoft® SQL Server, SMTP, Web Service, Cloud Identity, and Verify Identity Access Runtime, or SMS Gateway. You can have multiple servers for an LDAP connection.
Note:

LDAP anonymous bind credentials:

username : anonymous password: anonymous

Procedure

  1. Log in to the local management interface.
  2. Click AAC.
  3. Under Global Settings, click Server Connections.
  4. Take one of the following actions:
    Filter server connections:
    1. In the Quick Filter field, type one or more characters. For example, enter g to search for all server connection names that contain g or G.
    2. Press Enter.
    Add a server connection:
    1. Click the Add drop-down button.
    2. Select Oracle, DB2, PostgreSQL, Microsoft® SQL Server LDAP, SMTP, Web Service, Cloud Identity or Verify Identity Access Runtime.
    3. Complete the properties for the new server connection.
    Modify an existing server connection:
    1. Select a server connection.
    2. Click Edit.
    3. Complete the properties for the server connection.
    Delete a server connection:
    Note: Do not delete a server connection if it returns attributes that are used in a policy or risk score.
    1. Select a server connection.
    2. Click Delete.
  5. For LDAP connections, take one of the following actions in the Servers tab.
    Add a server connection:
    1. Click the Add drop-down button.
    2. Complete the properties for the new server connection.
    Modify an existing server connection:
    1. Click Edit.
    2. Complete the properties for the server connection.
    Delete a server connection:
    1. Select a server connection.
    2. Click Delete.
    Move a server connection:
    1. Select a server connection.
    2. Click up or down.

What to do next

After you define a server connection to a data source, you can create a policy information point to access this data and use it in policies. See Managing policy information points.