[Pki-users] Authentication using ldap

[Andrew Wnuk]

On 10/01/09 05:51, Chandrasekar Kannan wrote:
> On 10/01/2009 02:02 AM, Rashmi Pawar wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I have installed and configured the pki subsytems. I need to 
>> configure it for user authentication using fedora directory server 
>> installed on the same system. However in current environment all the 
>> user information is stored on Windows Active Directory server and 
>> also the authentication is being done by existing Windows AD server.
>> In the console for administrator configuration: #pkiconsole 
>> https:server.example.com:9445/ca 
>> <http://server.example.com:9445/ca>    I searched if i could enter 
>> the information of the AD server (that holds user information, 
>> that checks if user is valid) in "Authentication" section of the 
>> console but did not find one.
>> I need to provide Windows ADS information in the authentication 
>> section of console, where do I provide the same?,
>
> You can't because we currently don't support this.
but you could write your own authentication plug-in.
>
>> or is there any other way for authenticating users as the user 
>> information is based on another system (Windows AD Server)?
>
> Yes. Setup a fedora directory server instance that automagically 
> synchronizes users and passwords from windows active directory using 
> our "Password Sync utility". A Howto is here - 
> http://directory.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Howto:WindowsSync Downloads 
> here - http://directory.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Download Once the 
> initial sync to fedora directory server is complete , then you can use 
> pkiconsole to authenticate to this instance.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> thanks,
> --Chandra
>
>
>> Thanks
>> Rashmi
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