Integrating LDAP with Content Manager Enterprise Edition

To integrate LDAP with your content management system, you must set up Content Manager Enterprise Edition to connect with LDAP, import the LDAP users to the library server, and set up LDAP user authentication.

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The end-to-end process to integrate LDAP with your Content Manager Enterprise Edition system includes the following high-level groups of tasks:
  • Set up the LDAP configuration in the content management system.
    • Generate the properties file to contain LDAP connection information.
    • Create a test user to test the LDAP connection with the LDAP user search function in the system administration client.
    • Add the properties file to the library server and resource manager as required by your configuration.
  • Import LDAP users into the library server. To use the most efficient method, set up the LDAP user import utility to import the users and synchronize user data after the initial import action.
  • Set up LDAP user authentication.
    • Install the Content Manager Enterprise Edition LDAP user exit that sends LDAP user information to the LDAP server for authentication.
    • Install the IBM® Tivoli® Directory Server client on the library server machine. This client contains the libraries that the LDAP user exit requires during user authentication.
    • Optionally, set up Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) for LDAP authentication.
    • Validate an LDAP user log on action with one of the Content Manager Enterprise Edition clients to confirm that LDAP users can log on to the Content Manager Enterprise Edition clients.

To integrate and validate LDAP with your Content Manager Enterprise Edition system, use the following steps.