Configure MobileFirst mobile apps to work with an external
LDAP registry
About this task
The configuration process includes the following steps:
- Configuring a secure gateway to connect to a local LDAP repository
and the container. (You need an existing app on Bluemix for this step.)
Procedure
To configure a secure gateway connection to your LDAP
server, you must create an instance of the Secure Gateway service
on Bluemix and then obtain
the IP information for the LDAP registry. You need your local LDAP
host name and port number for this step.
- Log on to Bluemix and
navigate to Catalog, , and then click Secure
Gateway.
- Under Add Service, select an app and then click CREATE. Now the service is bound to your app.
- Go to the Bluemix dashboard
for the app, click on the Secure Gateway service
instance, and then click ADD GATEWAY.
- Name the gateway and click ADD DESTINATIONS and
enter the name, IP address, and port for your local LDAP server.
- Follow the prompts to complete the connection. To see the
destination initialized, navigate to the Destination screen of the
LDAP gateway service.
- To obtain the host and port information that you need,
click the Information icon on the LDAP gateway service instance (located
on the Secure Gateway dashboard). The details displayed are an alias
to your local LDAP server.
- Capture the Destination ID and Cloud
Host : Port values. Provide these values for the LDAP
login module.
Results
The communication between the MobileFirst app in the container
on Bluemix with your local
LDAP server is established. The authentication and authorization from
the Bluemix app is validated
against your local LDAP server.