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How Directory Server Uses PTA
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The user directory in this example acts as the PTA directory, that is, the server that
passes through bind requests to another directory server. The configuration
directory acts as the authenticating directory, that is, the server that contains the
entry and verifies the bind credentials of the requesting client.
You will also see the term pass-through subtree used in this chapter. The
pass-through subtree is the subtree not present on the PTA directory. When a user’s
bind DN contains this subtree, the user’s credentials are passed on to the
authenticating directory.
Here’s how pass-through authenticationworks:
1.
You install the configuration directory server (authenticating directory) on
Machine A.
❍
Server Name:
configdir.example.com
❍
Suffix:
o=NetscapeRoot
2.
You install the user directory server (PTA directory) on Machine B.
❍
Server Name:
userdir.example.com
❍
Suffix:
dc=example,dc=com
3.
During the installation of the user directory on Machine B, you are prompted
to provide an LDAP URL. This URL points to the configuration directory on
Machine A.
4.
The installation program adds an entry to the
dse.ldif
file on the user
directory that enables the PTA plug-in.
This entry contains the LDAP URL you provided. For example:
dn: cn=Pass Through Authentication,cn=plugins,
objectClass: top
objectClass: nsSlapdPlugin
objectClass: extensibleObject
cn: Pass Through Authentication
nsslapd-pluginPath: /usr/netscape/servers/lib/passthru-plugin.so
nsslapd-pluginInitfunc: passthruauth_init
nsslapd-pluginType: preoperation
nsslapd-pluginEnabled: on
NOTE
The PTA plug-in is not listed in Directory Server Console when you
use the same server for your user directory and your configuration
directory.
Summary of Contents for NETSCAPE DIRECTORY SERVER 6.1 - ADMINISTRATOR
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