Working With Member Sources

The Member Sources are the source locations of users and user groups to be involved in the policies.

The users can come from the following types of sources:

  • User directory, such as:
    • LDAP
    • Posix LDAP
    • Active Directory
    • Azure AD
  • Database
    • Teradata
    • Oracle
    • SQL Server
    • DB2
    • PostgreSQL
  • File

Using these source types, you configure the connection to a directory to retrieve information on the users and the user groups available.

When you configure the connection to any member source, you can verify the following values:

  • The connection parameters that you have specified are correct.
  • The users and groups can be retrieved from the member source. Click Test adjacent to the member source entry from the list or from the respective member source screen. The Test Member Source Connection dialog box displays the status with the following parameters:
  • connection
  • authentication
  • groups
  • users

Note: The password length of a member source on some platforms may have a limitation.

Configuring Active Directory Member Source

You use the Active Directory type external source to retrieve information on users and user groups from an Active Directory, which organizes corporate information on users, machines, and networks in a structural database.

Configuring File Member Source

You use the File type to obtain users or user groups from a text file. These text files reference individual members and groups of members.

Configuring LDAP Member Source

You use the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) type user source to retrieve information on users and user groups from a LDAP Server. The LDAP Server facilitates users and directory services over an IP network and provides Web Services for Application Protector.

Configuring POSIX Member Source

You use Posix LDAP to retrieve information on users and user groups from an internal LDAP Server that uses the Posix schema.

Configuring Azure AD Member Source

You use the Azure AD type external source to retrieve information for users and user groups from an Azure AD, which organizes corporate information on users, machines, and networks in a structural database.

Configuring Database Member Source

This section explains the process to configure a Database Member Source.


Last modified : December 20, 2024