You can use the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) to authenticate access to Element storage. The LDAP API methods described in this section enable you to configure LDAP access to the storage cluster.
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AddLdapClusterAdmin
You can use the AddLdapClusterAdmin to add a new LDAP cluster administrator user. An LDAP cluster administrator can manage the cluster using the API and management tools. LDAP cluster admin accounts are completely separate and unrelated to standard tenant accounts.
EnableLdapAuthentication
You can use the EnableLdapAuthentication method to configure an LDAP directory connection for LDAP authentication to a cluster. Users that are members of the LDAP directory can then log in to the storage system using their LDAP credentials.
DisableLdapAuthentication
You can use the DisableLdapAuthentication method to disable LDAP authentication and remove all LDAP configuration settings. This method does not remove any configured cluster admin accounts for users or groups. After LDAP authentication has been disabled, cluster admins that are configured to use LDAP authentication can no longer access the cluster.
GetLdapConfiguration
You can use the GetLdapConfiguration method to get the currently active LDAP configuration on the cluster.
TestLdapAuthentication
You can use the TestLdapAuthentication method to validate the currently enabled LDAP authentication settings. If the configuration is correct, the API call returns the group membership of the tested user.