1. Specify the URL of your LDAP server in Provider URL.

2. Enter the relevant parameters for your LDAP server in Optional Settings.

3. Click Finish.

   

Options:

• Optional Settings
  • Search Base - Defines where in the directory the LDAP search starts.
    • CN - commonName.
    • L - localityName.
    • ST - stateOrProvinceName.
    • O - organizationName.
    • OU - organizationalUnitName.
    • C - countryName.
    • STREET - streetAddress.
    • DC - domainComponent.
    • UID - userid.
  • Suffix - Root, data object at the top of the LDAP data structure.
  • Security Protocol -  Optional Protocol Security (e.g. SASL, SSL)
  • Security Authentication - Standard Security Protocol (none / simple / SASL)
• Test Connection -  Personal username and password. Required only to test the connection.

Result:

• Project Management > Business Objects - The ExampleAuthenticationProvider.java class is generated.

  package com.company.example.business; import javax.naming.directory.DirContext; import com.xdev.security.authentication.Authenticator; import com.xdev.security.authentication.AuthenticatorProvider; import com.xdev.security.authentication.CredentialsUsernamePassword; import com.xdev.security.authentication.ldap.LDAPAuthenticator; import com.xdev.security.authentication.ldap.LDAPConfiguration.LDAPConfigurationBuilder; public class MyAuthenticationProvider implements AuthenticatorProvider<CredentialsUsernamePassword, DirContext> { private static MyAuthenticationProvider INSTANCE; public static MyAuthenticationProvider getInstance() { if (INSTANCE == null) { INSTANCE = new MyAuthenticationProvider(); } return INSTANCE; } private LDAPAuthenticator authenticator; private MyAuthenticationProvider() { } @Override public Authenticator<CredentialsUsernamePassword, DirContext> provideAuthenticator() { if (this.authenticator == null) { this.authenticator = new LDAPAuthenticator( new LDAPConfigurationBuilder("ldap://192.168.90.7:389/dc=yourDomainComponent,dc=local") .searchBase("OU=SBSUsers,OU=Users,OU=MyBusiness").suffix("@YOURDOMAIN.LOCAL") .securityAuthentication("simple").build()); } return this.authenticator; } }