eDirectory Integration

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Welcome to the Novell eDirectory Integration Guide

Overview

The MyPass Connector for eDirectory is used by the MyPass Password Manager Sync Server to reset passwords for eDirectory LDAP accounts. The connector is installed along with the FastPass Password Manager Server installation but licensed individually and on per user basis.

Password Manager supports easy integration into multiple eDirectory user repositories from a single implementation. The configuration is done from the Password Manager Administration Client and implemented as part of the Password Manager Backend Server. The communication to the eDirectory is done from the Password Manager Gateway Server. The integration is implemented using TCP communication. Encryption must be used through either SSL or TLS. Password Manager requires the following parameters to be configured in the Administration Client to be able to access an eDirectory server.

Password Manager requires the following parameters to be configured in the Administration Client to be able to access an eDirectory server.

Parameter Description
ConnectingString
LDAP://SERVERNAME>[:PORT]
Base DN for Users
The Base DN where FastPass will search for users eg. O=Target
Encryption Mode
SSL/TLS –please make sure that SSL certificate is trusted and naming is correct
Admin Account
This is the DN of the admin account having the necessary rights to reset passwords for the end-users. Eg. cn=Admin,O=target
Admin Password
The password for the above account.

All parameters are stored in the Password Manager Data Storage (ADAM) and sensitive information like account; password and the Connection String are stored with strong encryption.

Preparations
Preparations

The MyPass server holding the Gateway component, is the server that will

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