Securing LDAP Communications between Filr and Active Directory

To secure communications between Filr and Active Directory, you need to create a self-signed certificate in Active Directory and export it in DER encoded binary X.509 format.

For details, including screen shots, see Securing LDAP Communications between Filr and Active Directory in the Filr 1.0.1 Hands-on Guide for Windows.

  1. (Conditional) If you haven’t installed the Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager snap-in in the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) on your Windows server, do so now.

  2. On the Windows server, launch MMC, then type Ctrl+M.

  3. Open the IIS Manager Snap-in and select the Windows server that you plan to connect with Filr for LDAP synchronization.

  4. Create a self-signed certificate for the server.

  5. Export the certificate in DER encoded binary X.509 format.

  6. In your management browser, access the Filr appliance’s system configuration tools, then click the Digital certificate icon.

  7. Click File > Import > Trusted Certificate, browse to the certificate file, then click Open > OK > Close.

  8. Reboot the appliance.