SSL is recommended if you have selected the Simple authentication mechanism because Simple authentication passes passwords in clear text.
Table 9-3 Recommended Security Configuration for the Simple Authentication Method
Parameter |
Description |
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Authentication ID |
The account the driver uses to access the domain data. Use LDAP format for the . For example, cn=IDMadmin,cn=Users,dc=domain,dc=com |
Authentication Context |
IP address of domain controller. |
Password |
The password for the specified . |
Digitally sign communications |
Select . |
Digitally sign and seal communications |
Select . |
Use SSL for encryption |
Select Securing Windows 2000 Server or Windows Server 2003/2008 Security Baseline. . SSL requires that the Microsoft server running the driver shim imports the domain controller’s server certificate imported. For more information, see |