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# LDAP authentication

This topic describes how to define LDAP settings for importing users.

In this topic:

## Overview

You can use LDAP system for authenticating users by defining the LDAP settings in the Authentication Type page. This enables individuals in organizations that use LDAP for managing user credentials and permissions, to access OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering with their LDAP credentials, without the need for the administrator to first add them to the list of authorized users.

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## Handling existing internal users

All users must be in the database before they can be authenticated using any one of the authentication types. For example, if you have not imported LDAP users, all LDAP users must be in OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering before you switch to LDAP authentication.

For details on importing users from LDAP, see Import users from LDAP.

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## Define LDAP settings for importing user

To enable you to import users from an LDAP directory to the Users list in Administration, you must define your LDAP import settings.

When you import users from an LDAP directory, OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering copies attribute values from an LDAP directory into OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering. For each imported user, the following attribute values are copied.

Attribute | Description
--- | ---
Userid (UID) | The name that identifies a user as an authorized user. The UID attribute value is mapped to the User Name field in OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering.
Full Name, Description, and Email | Optional attributes that are used to populate the Full Name, Description, and Email fields for each user imported from an LDAP directory.

To define LDAP settings for importing users:

1. In Administration, select Configuration > Site Configuration, and click the Authentication Type tab.

2. Expand the LDAP section.

3. Click the Add LDAP button , and define the following settings in the Main details tab.

   UI element | Description
   --- | ---
   LDAP server name | Enter the name of the LDAP server. Some of the headers for configuring the LDAP server changed over time. For a list of the field header mappings, see LDAP server field mappings.
   LDAP type | Select the LDAP server type: LDAP or Active Directory.
   Directory provider URL | Select the URL prefix and enter the LDAP server name or domain name.
   Field mapping settings | Define the corresponding LDAP field names, which include user name, full name, email, and logon name.
   Data search settings | Port. Enter the port of the LDAP server. Directory base. Enter the LDAP directory name. The Directory base is a distinguished name of a node in the LDAP hierarchy and is used as a root for operations retrieving data. Base filter. Define filter criteria.
   LDAP authentication Type | Select: Anonymous account to import users from the LDAP server using an anonymous account. Simple user account to import users from the LDAP server using an authorized (search-entitled) user account and password.

   The Users tab displays a list of users that were imported from the specified LDAP server. For details, see the user settings table.

4. Click Check Connection to check if any LDAP servers have lost connectivity, such as, to verify that the admin DN exists in the LDAP server.

5. Click Save to save the LDAP directory.

   As each LDAP directory is created, it is added to the LDAP server grid. You can add or delete LDAP directories from this grid.

6. Click Select this authentication type to set LDAP as the authentication type for all users.

7. After defining your LDAP import settings, you can import users from an LDAP directory to the Users list in Administration. For details, see Import users from LDAP.

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## Export LDAP server details to Excel

This task describes how to export information displayed in the LDAP server grid to an Excel file.

1. In Administration, select Configuration > Site Configuration and click the Authentication Type tab.

2. Expand the LDAP section.

3. Click the Export to XLS button . Data from the grid is saved to an Excel file and downloaded to the Downloads folder of the client user.

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## Handle user name conflicts

This task describes how to resolve user name conflicts.

1. Import users as described in Import users from LDAP. If conflicts occur when importing users from LDAP, the Conflict in import users from LDAP dialog box opens, and displays a list of users with the same name.

2. For each user with the same name, select the user (or users) and choose one of the following options to resume the process.

   Option | Description
   --- | ---
   | Auto Rename. Assigns a new name to the selected user by adding a suffix.
   | Override. Overrides the existing user information.
   | Skip. Does not import the selected users (default).
   | Rename. To manually assign a new name to a user, select a user and click the Rename button. In the New User Name box, enter the new name.
   Username | Displays the LDAP user name.
   New Username | After selecting an option or assigning a name manually, displays a preview of the new name.
   Solution | Displays the solution for handling the user name conflict: Auto Rename, Override, Skip, Rename.

3. Click OK to save your changes and close the dialog box.

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## LDAP server field mappings

Some of the field mapping headers for configuring the LDAP differ from OpenText Application Quality Management.

The following tables display the field mapping headers used in OpenText Application Quality Management and in OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering.

General Settings

The following table shows the field mapping headers used in the General settings.

OpenText Application Quality Management | OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering
--- | ---
Server Name | Server Name
Directory provider URL | Directory provider URL
Use LWSSO | Use SSL
None | Description

LDAP authentication type

The field mapping headers use default values for LDAP type.

The following table shows the field mapping headers used for the LDAP authentication type.

OpenText Application Quality Management | OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering
--- | ---
Anonymous | Anonymous account
Simple | Simple user account
Authentication Principal | Authentication Principal
Authentication Credentials | Authentication Credentials

Data Retrieving Settings

The following table shows the field mapping headers used in the Data Retrieving settings.

OpenText Application Quality Management | OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering
--- | ---
Directory Base | Directory Base
Base Filter | Base Filter
None | Port
Result record limit | None
Timeout | None

Field Mapping Settings

The following table shows the field mapping headers used in the Field Mapping settings.

OpenText Application Quality Management | OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering
--- | ---
User Name | User Name
Full Name | Full Name
Description | None
E-mail | Email
Phone | None

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See also:

- Select authentication type

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