Support matrix (Novell eDirectory)
Use this support matrix as a quick lookup of supported directory features.
Table of Novell eDirectory
features that are identified as being supported or not supported by Content Platform Engine.
| Novell eDirectory Features | Supported By Content Platform Engine |
|---|---|
| One-way Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) | Yes |
| Two-way SSL | No |
| Transport Layer Security (TLS) | No |
| Container types supported | Country (C), Organization (O), Organizational Unit (OU), Domain (DC) |
| Static Groups | Yes |
| Nested Groups | Yes (requires eDirectory 8.8 SP3 or later) |
| Dynamic Groups | No |
| Supported User type (objectClass) | Person |
| Supported Static Group types (objectClass) | groupOfNames |
| Roles | No |
| Follow referrals for Search (for example, User and Group retrieval) | No |
| Support multiple realms | Yes |
| Chaining | Yes |
| Directory aliases | No |
| Restrict to single realm | Yes - Just configure one realm in application server |
| Configurable user short name attribute | Yes - Because the short name does not contain realm information, short names must be unique across all your configured domains and realms. |
| Configurable user display name attribute | Yes |
| Configurable group display name attribute | Yes |
| Configurable group name attribute for persisting | Yes. Because the short name does not contain realm information, short names must be unique across all your configured domains and realms. |
| Multiple authenticating attributes support | Yes - See Configure multiple authenticating attributes for details. |
| Use email attribute as short name | Yes - If you set this property as the user short name, you
must create an index for the eDirectory Internet Email Address attribute. Do not use email for group short name |
| Sorting | Yes - Return users and groups in sorted order (ascending only) |
| Paging/Continuation | Yes - Return users and groups page by page. Page continuation happens automatically in the back end. |
| Server side sorting | Yes (Required) - Server Side Sorting (SSS) must be enabled. This is because FileNet® P8 components call on Content Platform Engine to perform searches using a sorted paging mechanism. Note that SSS is normally enabled by default but is sometimes disabled due to concerns with performance. |
| Typeful and type less name display | Typeful name display only |
| LDAP attributes to read in a group entry when resolving member users and member groups | member member for users, groupMember for groups (Content Platform Engine 5.2.1.2-P8CPE-FP002 or later is required) |