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To configure the use of LDAP authentication with ProVision, follow the steps below.

  1. Log into 6connect ProVision
  2. Go to Settings Tab → Admin

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  1. Settings -> Authentication
  2. Select "LDAP" under "Authentication Options"

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  1. Move the LDAP Enable

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  1. selector to the "ON" position.
  2. Fill in the hostname or ip address, authentication port, LDAP Security, Auth DN, and Fetch DN

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    1. Optionally, enter the LDAP Username and Password in order to allow ProVision to import LDAP Contacts and sync LDAP contact information (see: Contact Manager)
  2. Click "Test Server" to verify the connection.

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Example values in this case would be: 

  • LDAP Enable: (Checked)
  • LDAP Server Address:  52.240.195.12
  • LDAP Port:  389 ( or SSL/TLS port is 636)
  • LDAP Security:  None
  • LDAP Auth DN:  cn=%LOGIN%,ou=people,dc=6connect,dc=com
  • LDAP Fetch DN:  cn=%LOGIN%


Note
titleSetting default login authentication options

In the login screen, you would select the authentication method from the dropdown. If you like, you can set the default login option in the following way:

Go to the /data/globals.php and open in vi (or other editor). Add in the following text as the last line of the file (before the closing ?>)

define('DEFAULT_LOGIN_TYPE', 'radius');

Acceptable values are "local", "radius" and "ldap". If this line is not present in globals.php, the default option is "local".


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titleUsing SSL encryption

To use SSL encryption with LDAP, the ldap.conf file must be correctly configured on the ProVision server.

Typically, the LDAP configuration file is kept at "/etc/ldap/ldap.conf".  Make sure the following line is present:

    TLS_REQCERT allow

and restart the webserver. 

Add or Update LDAP Settings

To add or update LDAP settings, go to the Settings Tab → Admin to enter the Admin area of ProVision.

Then, click the "Authentication" sub-tab at the top of the Admin Settings page, and select "LDAP" from the "Authentication Options" module.

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Enter or update the following settings:

  • LDAP Enable: check the box to enable LDAP functionality.
  • LDAP Server Address: Set the IP address of your LDAP server.
  • LDAP Port: Set the port for your LDAP server
  • LDAP Security: Select the security method of your LDAP server - SSL, TLS or None
  • Test Server: Click to test the connection to the LDAP server.
  • LDAP Auth DN/Fetch DN: These strings are used to first authentication the 6connect user and then to retrieve their permissions. The string '%LOGIN%' should be inserted in place of the user's common name both strings. (ex: cn=%LOGIN%,ou=people,dc=6connect,dc=com)
  • LDAP Group Attribute: If using an internal list of user groups instead of 6connect groups, enter the attribute name for the LDAP groups here. If a Group Attribute is set, it will be used first, otherwise the 6connect schema will be used. 
  • LDAP Username / LDAP Password: Optionally, you may enter LDAP admin credentials to allow ProVision to import and sync LDAP contacts. See Contact Manager for details on LDAP contacts.
  • Mapping Permissions to 6connect schema: To integrate 6connect permissions with your existing directory structure then you will need the 6connect schema. It should snap in with any existing LDAP structure and allow you to assign 6connect permissions to your existing users. You can download a copy of the schema from this section.

When done, you may optionally click "Test Server" to verify the connection to the LDAP server with the entered settings, then "Save Changes".