9.3 Proxy User Identities

Proxy User Identities simplify the selection and password maintenance processes associated with Net Folder Proxy Users. After defining a Proxy Identity, you can select it in a list rather than browsing the LDAP tree, and when the user’s password changes on the backend, you only change it in the Proxy User Identity dialog rather than in each Net Folder Server.

9.3.1 Managing Proxy Identities

Path: Port 8443 Filr Admin Console > Management > Proxy Identities

Best Practice: Plan your Proxy Identities in advance and use the following worksheets when working in this dialog:

  • Worksheet 8 - Net Folder Servers

Table 9-4 Using the Manage Proxy Identities dialog

Field, Option, or Button

Information and/or Action

Proxy Identities

See Worksheet 8—Planning Net Folder Servers in Filr 3.4 Planning Your Filr Deployment—Best Practices.

  • New Proxy Identity... button

  • Delete button

  • Use this to remove the selected Proxy Identity.

    The LDAP proxy user associated with the Proxy Identity is unaffected.

  • Filter List field

  • Begin typing a string to limit the displayed list of Proxy Identities.

  • Gear icon

  • Click this and select Edit Column Sizes to open the Edit Column Sizes dialog. You can then modify the column widths to fit your requirements.

9.3.2 Creating Proxy Identities

Path: Port 8443 Filr Admin Console > Management > Proxy Identities > New Proxy Identity...

Table 9-5 Using the New Proxy Identity dialog

Field, Option, or Button

Information and/or Action

New Proxy Identity

See Worksheet 8—Planning Net Folder Servers in Filr 3.4 Planning Your Filr Deployment—Best Practices.

  • Title:

  • Type the name you want displayed in the Proxy Identities list. Specify a name that is easily associated with the Net Folder servers to which the associated LDAP Proxy user has rights.

  • Proxy name:

  • Use the LDAP browser icon to browse to and select the target proxy user.

  • Proxy password:

  • Type the current password of the target proxy user.

  • Verify password:

  • Retype the password.

9.3.3 Modifying Proxy Identities

Path: Port 8443 Filr Admin Console > Management > Proxy Identities > New Proxy Identity...

Table 9-6 Using the New Proxy Identity dialog

Field, Option, or Button

Information and/or Action

Modify Proxy Identity

 

  • Title:

  • You can change the name you want displayed in the Proxy Identities list.

    The changed name then replaces the previous name in all lists and dialogs.

  • Proxy name:

  • You can associate a different LDAP proxy user with the Proxy Identity by using the LDAP browser.

  • Proxy password:

  • When the password changes in LDAP, you can change it here rather than needing to change each Net Folder Server’s proxy information.

  • All changes require that you type and verify the password.

  • Verify password: