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OnCommand Workflow Automation 5.1

Configure authentication settings

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You can configure OnCommand Workflow Automation (WFA) to use a Microsoft Active Directory (AD) Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server for authentication and authorization.

You must have configured a Microsoft AD LDAP server in your environment.

Only Microsoft AD LDAP authentication is supported for WFA. You cannot use any other LDAP authentication methods, including Microsoft AD Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS) or Microsoft Global Catalog.

Note During communication, LDAP sends the user name and password in plain text. However, LDAPS (LDAP secure) communication is encrypted and secure.
Steps

  1. Log in to WFA through a web browser as an admin.

  2. Add a list of Active Directory group names to the required roles.

    Note You can add a list of AD group names to the required roles in the Active Directory Groups Window.

    Active Directory Groups window

  3. Click Administration > WFA Configuration.

  4. In the WFA Configuration dialog box, click the Authentication tab, and then select the Enable Active Directory check box.

  5. Enter the required information in the fields:

    1. If you want to use the user@domain format for domain users, replace sAMAccountName with userPrincipalName in the User name attribute field.

    2. If unique values are required for your environment, edit the required fields.

  6. Click Add to add the Active Directory in the Active Directory Servers table with a URI format: ldap://active_directory_server_address\[:port\]

    ldap://NB-T01.example.com[:389]

    If you have enabled LDAP over SSL, you can use the following URI format: ldaps://active_directory_server_address\[:port\]

  7. Provide the credentials to bind the LDAP server and the base DN.

  8. Test the authentication of the given user:

    1. Enter the user name and password.

    2. Click Test Authentication.

    Note You must have added the Active Directory Group to test the authentication of the given user in WFA.

  9. Click Save.