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add authentication ldapAction

Creates an action (profile) for an LDAP server. This profile contains all configuration data needed to communicate with that LDAP server.

Synopsys

add authentication ldapAction <name> {-serverIP <ip_addr|ipv6_addr|*> | {-serverName <string>}} [-serverPort <port>] [-authTimeout <positive_integer>] [-ldapBase <string>] [-ldapBindDn <string>] {-ldapBindDnPassword } [-ldapLoginName <string>] [-searchFilter <string>] [-groupAttrName <string>] [-subAttributeName <string>] [-secType <secType>] [-svrType ( AD | NDS )] [-ssoNameAttribute <string>] [-authentication ( ENABLED | DISABLED )] [-requireUser ( YES | NO )] [-passwdChange ( ENABLED | DISABLED )] [-nestedGroupExtraction ( ON | OFF ) [-maxNestingLevel <positive_integer>] [-groupSearchSubAttribute <string>] [-groupSearchFilter <string>]] [-followReferrals ( ON | OFF ) [-maxLDAPReferrals <positive_integer>]] [-referralDNSLookup <referralDNSLookup> [-msSRVRecordlocation <string>]] [-validateServerCert ( YES | NO )] [-ldapHostname <string>] [-groupNameIdentifier <string>] [-groupSearchAttribute <string>] [-defaultAuthenticationGroup <string>] [-Attribute1 <string>] [-Attribute2 <string>] [-Attribute3 <string>] [-Attribute4 <string>] [-Attribute5 <string>] [-Attribute6 <string>] [-Attribute7 <string>] [-Attribute8 <string>] [-Attribute9 <string>] [-Attribute10 <string>] [-Attribute11 <string>] [-Attribute12 <string>] [-Attribute13 <string>] [-Attribute14 <string>] [-Attribute15 <string>] [-Attribute16 <string>]

Arguments

name

Name for the new LDAP action.

Must begin with a letter, number, or the underscore character (_), and must contain only letters, numbers, and the hyphen (-), period (.) pound (#), space ( ), at (@), equals (=), colon (:), and underscore characters. Cannot be changed after the LDAP action is added.

The following requirement applies only to the NetScaler CLI:

If the name includes one or more spaces, enclose the name in double or single quotation marks (for example, "my authentication action" or 'my authentication action').

serverIP

IP address assigned to the LDAP server.

serverName

LDAP server name as a FQDN. Mutually exclusive with LDAP IP address.

serverPort

Port on which the LDAP server accepts connections.

Default value: 389

Minimum value: 1

authTimeout

Number of seconds the NetScaler appliance waits for a response from the RADIUS server.

Default value: 3

Minimum value: 1

ldapBase

Base (node) from which to start LDAP searches.

If the LDAP server is running locally, the default value of base is dc=netscaler, dc=com.

ldapBindDn

Full distinguished name (DN) that is used to bind to the LDAP server.

Default: cn=Manager,dc=netscaler,dc=com

ldapBindDnPassword

Password used to bind to the LDAP server.

ldapLoginName

LDAP login name attribute.

The NetScaler appliance uses the LDAP login name to query external LDAP servers or Active Directories.

searchFilter

String to be combined with the default LDAP user search string to form the search value. For example, if the search filter "vpnallowed=true" is combined with the LDAP login name "samaccount" and the user-supplied username is "bob", the result is the LDAP search string ""(&(vpnallowed=true)(samaccount=bob)"" (Be sure to enclose the search string in two sets of double quotation marks; both sets are needed.).

groupAttrName

LDAP group attribute name.

Used for group extraction on the LDAP server.

subAttributeName

LDAP group sub-attribute name.

Used for group extraction from the LDAP server.

secType

Type of security used for communications between the NetScaler appliance and the LDAP server. For the PLAINTEXT setting, no encryption is required.

Possible values: PLAINTEXT, TLS, SSL

Default value: PLAINTEXT

svrType

The type of LDAP server.

Possible values: AD, NDS

Default value: AAA_LDAP_SERVER_TYPE_DEFAULT

ssoNameAttribute

LDAP single signon (SSO) attribute.

The NetScaler appliance uses the SSO name attribute to query external LDAP servers or Active Directories for an alternate username.

authentication

Perform LDAP authentication.

If authentication is disabled, any LDAP authentication attempt returns authentication success if the user is found.

CAUTION! Authentication should be disabled only for authorization group extraction or where other (non-LDAP) authentication methods are in use and either bound to a primary list or flagged as secondary.

Possible values: ENABLED, DISABLED

Default value: ENABLED

requireUser

Require a successful user search for authentication.

Possible values: YES, NO

Default value: YES

passwdChange

Allow password change requests.

Possible values: ENABLED, DISABLED

Default value: DISABLED

nestedGroupExtraction

Allow nested group extraction, in which the NetScaler appliance queries external LDAP servers to determine whether a group is part of another group.

Possible values: ON, OFF

Default value: OFF

maxNestingLevel

If nested group extraction is ON, specifies the number of levels up to which group extraction is performed.

Default value: 2

Minimum value: 2

followReferrals

Setting this option to ON enables following LDAP referrals received from the LDAP server.

Possible values: ON, OFF

Default value: OFF

maxLDAPReferrals

Specifies the maximum number of nested referrals to follow.

Default value: 1

Minimum value: 1

referralDNSLookup

Specifies the DNS Record lookup Type for the referrals

Possible values: A-REC, SRV-REC, MSSRV-REC

Default value: A-REC

msSRVRecordlocation

MSSRV Specific parameter. Used to locate the DNS node to which the SRV record pertains in the domainname. The domainname is appended to it to form the srv record.

Example : For "dc._msdcs", the srv record formed is _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.<domainname>.

Default value: NS_S_DEFAULT_MSSRV_RECORDLOCATION

validateServerCert

When to validate LDAP server certs

Possible values: YES, NO

Default value: NO

ldapHostname

Hostname for the LDAP server. If -validateServerCert is ON then this must be the host name on the certificate from the LDAP server.

A hostname mismatch will cause a connection failure.

groupNameIdentifier

Name that uniquely identifies a group in LDAP or Active Directory.

groupSearchAttribute

LDAP group search attribute.

Used to determine to which groups a group belongs.

groupSearchSubAttribute

LDAP group search subattribute.

Used to determine to which groups a group belongs.

groupSearchFilter

String to be combined with the default LDAP group search string to form the search value. For example, the group search filter ""vpnallowed=true"" when combined with the group identifier ""samaccount"" and the group name ""g1"" yields the LDAP search string ""(&(vpnallowed=true)(samaccount=g1)"". (Be sure to enclose the search string in two sets of double quotation marks; both sets are needed.)

defaultAuthenticationGroup

This is the default group that is chosen when the authentication succeeds in addition to extracted groups.

Attribute1

Expression that would be evaluated to extract attribute1 from the ldap response

Attribute2

Expression that would be evaluated to extract attribute2 from the ldap response

Attribute3

Expression that would be evaluated to extract attribute3 from the ldap response

Attribute4

Expression that would be evaluated to extract attribute4 from the ldap response

Attribute5

Expression that would be evaluated to extract attribute5 from the ldap response

Attribute6

Expression that would be evaluated to extract attribute6 from the ldap response

Attribute7

Expression that would be evaluated to extract attribute7 from the ldap response

Attribute8

Expression that would be evaluated to extract attribute8 from the ldap response

Attribute9

Expression that would be evaluated to extract attribute9 from the ldap response

Attribute10

Expression that would be evaluated to extract attribute10 from the ldap response

Attribute11

Expression that would be evaluated to extract attribute11 from the ldap response

Attribute12

Expression that would be evaluated to extract attribute12 from the ldap response

Attribute13

Expression that would be evaluated to extract attribute13 from the ldap response

Attribute14

Expression that would be evaluated to extract attribute14 from the ldap response

Attribute15

Expression that would be evaluated to extract attribute15 from the ldap response

Attribute16

Expression that would be evaluated to extract attribute16 from the ldap response

rm authentication ldapAction

Removes an LDAP profile (action).NOTE: An action cannot be removed if it is bound to a policy.

Synopsys

rm authentication ldapAction <name>

Arguments

name

Name of the LDAP profile (action) to be removed.

set authentication ldapAction

Modifies an LDAP server profile (action.) The profile contains all configuration data needed to communicate with that LDAP server.

Synopsys

set authentication ldapAction <name> [-serverIP <ip_addr|ipv6_addr|*>] [-serverName <string>] [-serverPort <port>] [-authTimeout <positive_integer>] [-ldapBase <string>] [-ldapBindDn <string>] {-ldapBindDnPassword } [-ldapLoginName <string>] [-searchFilter <string>] [-groupAttrName <string>] [-subAttributeName <string>] [-secType <secType>] [-svrType ( AD | NDS )] [-ssoNameAttribute <string>] [-authentication ( ENABLED | DISABLED )] [-requireUser ( YES | NO )] [-passwdChange ( ENABLED | DISABLED )] [-validateServerCert ( YES | NO )] [-ldapHostname <string>] [-nestedGroupExtraction ( ON | OFF )] [-maxNestingLevel <positive_integer>] [-groupNameIdentifier <string>] [-groupSearchAttribute <string> [-groupSearchSubAttribute <string>]] [-groupSearchFilter <string>] [-followReferrals ( ON | OFF )] [-maxLDAPReferrals <positive_integer>] [-referralDNSLookup <referralDNSLookup>] [-msSRVRecordlocation <string>] [-defaultAuthenticationGroup <string>] [-Attribute1 <string>] [-Attribute2 <string>] [-Attribute3 <string>] [-Attribute4 <string>] [-Attribute5 <string>] [-Attribute6 <string>] [-Attribute7 <string>] [-Attribute8 <string>] [-Attribute9 <string>] [-Attribute10 <string>] [-Attribute11 <string>] [-Attribute12 <string>] [-Attribute13 <string>] [-Attribute14 <string>] [-Attribute15 <string>] [-Attribute16 <string>]

Arguments

name

Name of the LDAP profile to modify.

serverIP

IP address assigned to the LDAP server.

serverName

LDAP server name as a FQDN. Mutually exclusive with LDAP IP address.

serverPort

Port on which the LDAP server accepts connections.

Default value: 389

Minimum value: 1

authTimeout

Number of seconds the NetScaler appliance waits for a response from the RADIUS server.

Default value: 3

Minimum value: 1

ldapBase

Base (node) from which to start LDAP searches.

If the LDAP server is running locally, the default value of base is dc=netscaler, dc=com.

ldapBindDn

Full distinguished name (DN) that is used to bind to the LDAP server.

Default: cn=Manager,dc=netscaler,dc=com

ldapBindDnPassword

Password used to bind to the LDAP server.

ldapLoginName

LDAP login name attribute.

The NetScaler appliance uses the LDAP login name to query external LDAP servers or Active Directories.

searchFilter

String to be combined with the default LDAP user search string to form the search value. For example, if the search filter "vpnallowed=true" is combined with the LDAP login name "samaccount" and the user-supplied username is "bob", the result is the LDAP search string ""(&(vpnallowed=true)(samaccount=bob)"" (Be sure to enclose the search string in two sets of double quotation marks; both sets are needed.).

groupAttrName

LDAP group attribute name.

Used for group extraction on the LDAP server.

subAttributeName

LDAP group sub-attribute name.

Used for group extraction from the LDAP server.

secType

Type of security used for communications between the NetScaler appliance and the LDAP server. For the PLAINTEXT setting, no encryption is required.

Possible values: PLAINTEXT, TLS, SSL

Default value: PLAINTEXT

svrType

The type of LDAP server.

Possible values: AD, NDS

Default value: AAA_LDAP_SERVER_TYPE_DEFAULT

ssoNameAttribute

LDAP single signon (SSO) attribute.

The NetScaler appliance uses the SSO name attribute to query external LDAP servers or Active Directories for an alternate username.

authentication

Perform LDAP authentication.

If authentication is disabled, any LDAP authentication attempt returns authentication success if the user is found.

CAUTION! Authentication should be disabled only for authorization group extraction or where other (non-LDAP) authentication methods are in use and either bound to a primary list or flagged as secondary.

Possible values: ENABLED, DISABLED

Default value: ENABLED

requireUser

Require a successful user search for authentication.

Possible values: YES, NO

Default value: YES

passwdChange

Allow password change requests.

Possible values: ENABLED, DISABLED

Default value: DISABLED

validateServerCert

When to validate LDAP server certs

Possible values: YES, NO

Default value: NO

ldapHostname

Hostname for the LDAP server. If -validateServerCert is ON then this must be the host name on the certificate from the LDAP server.

A hostname mismatch will cause a connection failure.

nestedGroupExtraction

Allow nested group extraction, in which the NetScaler appliance queries external LDAP servers to determine whether a group is part of another group.

Possible values: ON, OFF

Default value: OFF

maxNestingLevel

If nested group extraction is ON, specifies the number of levels up to which group extraction is performed.

Default value: 2

Minimum value: 2

groupNameIdentifier

Name that uniquely identifies a group in LDAP or Active Directory.

groupSearchAttribute

LDAP group search attribute.

Used to determine to which groups a group belongs.

groupSearchSubAttribute

LDAP group search subattribute.

Used to determine to which groups a group belongs.

groupSearchFilter

String to be combined with the default LDAP group search string to form the search value. For example, the group search filter ""vpnallowed=true"" when combined with the group identifier ""samaccount"" and the group name ""g1"" yields the LDAP search string ""(&(vpnallowed=true)(samaccount=g1)"". (Be sure to enclose the search string in two sets of double quotation marks; both sets are needed.)

followReferrals

Setting this option to ON enables following LDAP referrals received from the LDAP server.

Possible values: ON, OFF

Default value: OFF

maxLDAPReferrals

Specifies the maximum number of nested referrals to follow.

Default value: 1

Minimum value: 1

referralDNSLookup

Specifies the DNS Record lookup Type for the referrals

Possible values: A-REC, SRV-REC, MSSRV-REC

Default value: A-REC

msSRVRecordlocation

MSSRV Specific parameter. Used to locate the DNS node to which the SRV record pertains in the domainname. The domainname is appended to it to form the srv record.

Example : For "dc._msdcs", the srv record formed is _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.<domainname>.

Default value: NS_S_DEFAULT_MSSRV_RECORDLOCATION

defaultAuthenticationGroup

This is the default group that is chosen when the authentication succeeds in addition to extracted groups.

Attribute1

Expression that would be evaluated to extract attribute1 from the ldap response

Attribute2

Expression that would be evaluated to extract attribute2 from the ldap response

Attribute3

Expression that would be evaluated to extract attribute3 from the ldap response

Attribute4

Expression that would be evaluated to extract attribute4 from the ldap response

Attribute5

Expression that would be evaluated to extract attribute5 from the ldap response

Attribute6

Expression that would be evaluated to extract attribute6 from the ldap response

Attribute7

Expression that would be evaluated to extract attribute7 from the ldap response

Attribute8

Expression that would be evaluated to extract attribute8 from the ldap response

Attribute9

Expression that would be evaluated to extract attribute9 from the ldap response

Attribute10

Expression that would be evaluated to extract attribute10 from the ldap response

Attribute11

Expression that would be evaluated to extract attribute11 from the ldap response

Attribute12

Expression that would be evaluated to extract attribute12 from the ldap response

Attribute13

Expression that would be evaluated to extract attribute13 from the ldap response

Attribute14

Expression that would be evaluated to extract attribute14 from the ldap response

Attribute15

Expression that would be evaluated to extract attribute15 from the ldap response

Attribute16

Expression that would be evaluated to extract attribute16 from the ldap response

unset authentication ldapAction

Use this command to remove authentication ldapAction settings.Refer to the set authentication ldapAction command for meanings of the arguments.

Synopsys

unset authentication ldapAction <name> [-serverPort] [-authTimeout] [-ldapBase] [-ldapBindDn] [-ldapBindDnPassword] [-ldapLoginName] [-searchFilter] [-groupAttrName] [-subAttributeName] [-secType] [-svrType] [-ssoNameAttribute] [-authentication] [-requireUser] [-passwdChange] [-validateServerCert] [-ldapHostname] [-nestedGroupExtraction] [-maxNestingLevel] [-groupNameIdentifier] [-groupSearchAttribute] [-groupSearchSubAttribute] [-groupSearchFilter] [-followReferrals] [-maxLDAPReferrals] [-referralDNSLookup] [-msSRVRecordlocation] [-defaultAuthenticationGroup] [-Attribute1] [-Attribute2] [-Attribute3] [-Attribute4] [-Attribute5] [-Attribute6] [-Attribute7] [-Attribute8] [-Attribute9] [-Attribute10] [-Attribute11] [-Attribute12] [-Attribute13] [-Attribute14] [-Attribute15] [-Attribute16]

show authentication ldapAction

Displays the current configuration settings for the specified LDAP profile (action).

Synopsys

show authentication ldapAction [<name>]

Arguments

name

Name of the LDAP profile.

Outputs

serverIP

IP address assigned to the LDAP server.

serverName

LDAP server name as a FQDN. Mutually exclusive with LDAP IP address.

serverPort

Port on which the LDAP server accepts connections.

authTimeout

Number of seconds the NetScaler appliance waits for a response from the RADIUS server.

ldapBindDn

Full distinguished name (DN) that is used to bind to the LDAP server.

Default: cn=Manager,dc=netscaler,dc=com

ldapBindDnPassword

Password used to bind to the LDAP server.

ldapLoginName

LDAP login name attribute.

The NetScaler appliance uses the LDAP login name to query external LDAP servers or Active Directories.

ldapBase

Base (node) from which to start LDAP searches.

If the LDAP server is running locally, the default value of base is dc=netscaler, dc=com.

searchFilter

String to be combined with the default LDAP user search string to form the search value. For example, if the search filter "vpnallowed=true" is combined with the LDAP login name "samaccount" and the user-supplied username is "bob", the result is the LDAP search string ""(&(vpnallowed=true)(samaccount=bob)"" (Be sure to enclose the search string in two sets of double quotation marks; both sets are needed.).

groupAttrName

LDAP group attribute name.

Used for group extraction on the LDAP server.

subAttributeName

LDAP group sub-attribute name.

Used for group extraction from the LDAP server.

secType

Type of security used for communications between the NetScaler appliance and the LDAP server. For the PLAINTEXT setting, no encryption is required.

svrType

The type of LDAP server.

ssoNameAttribute

LDAP single signon (SSO) attribute.

The NetScaler appliance uses the SSO name attribute to query external LDAP servers or Active Directories for an alternate username.

authentication

Perform LDAP authentication.

If authentication is disabled, any LDAP authentication attempt returns authentication success if the user is found.

CAUTION! Authentication should be disabled only for authorization group extraction or where other (non-LDAP) authentication methods are in use and either bound to a primary list or flagged as secondary.

requireUser

Require a successful user search for authentication.

Success

Failure

stateflag

nestedGroupExtraction

Allow nested group extraction, in which the NetScaler appliance queries external LDAP servers to determine whether a group is part of another group.

maxNestingLevel

If nested group extraction is ON, specifies the number of levels up to which group extraction is performed.

followReferrals

Setting this option to ON enables following LDAP referrals received from the LDAP server.

maxLDAPReferrals

Specifies the maximum number of nested referrals to follow.

referralDNSLookup

Specifies the DNS Record lookup Type for the referrals

msSRVRecordlocation

MSSRV Specific parameter. Used to locate the DNS node to which the SRV record pertains in the domainname. The domainname is appended to it to form the srv record.

Example : For "dc._msdcs", the srv record formed is _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.<domainname>.

validateServerCert

When to validate LDAP server certs

ldapHostname

Hostname for the LDAP server. If -validateServerCert is ON then this must be the host name on the certificate from the LDAP server.

A hostname mismatch will cause a connection failure.

groupNameIdentifier

Name that uniquely identifies a group in LDAP or Active Directory.

groupSearchAttribute

LDAP group search attribute.

Used to determine to which groups a group belongs.

groupSearchSubAttribute

LDAP group search subattribute.

Used to determine to which groups a group belongs.

groupSearchFilter

String to be combined with the default LDAP group search string to form the search value. For example, the group search filter ""vpnallowed=true"" when combined with the group identifier ""samaccount"" and the group name ""g1"" yields the LDAP search string ""(&(vpnallowed=true)(samaccount=g1)"". (Be sure to enclose the search string in two sets of double quotation marks; both sets are needed.)

passwdChange

Allow password change requests.

defaultAuthenticationGroup

This is the default group that is chosen when the authentication succeeds in addition to extracted groups.

Attribute1

Expression that would be evaluated to extract attribute1 from the ldap response

Attribute2

Expression that would be evaluated to extract attribute2 from the ldap response

Attribute3

Expression that would be evaluated to extract attribute3 from the ldap response

Attribute4

Expression that would be evaluated to extract attribute4 from the ldap response

Attribute5

Expression that would be evaluated to extract attribute5 from the ldap response

Attribute6

Expression that would be evaluated to extract attribute6 from the ldap response

Attribute7

Expression that would be evaluated to extract attribute7 from the ldap response

Attribute8

Expression that would be evaluated to extract attribute8 from the ldap response

Attribute9

Expression that would be evaluated to extract attribute9 from the ldap response

Attribute10

Expression that would be evaluated to extract attribute10 from the ldap response

Attribute11

Expression that would be evaluated to extract attribute11 from the ldap response

Attribute12

Expression that would be evaluated to extract attribute12 from the ldap response

Attribute13

Expression that would be evaluated to extract attribute13 from the ldap response

Attribute14

Expression that would be evaluated to extract attribute14 from the ldap response

Attribute15

Expression that would be evaluated to extract attribute15 from the ldap response

Attribute16

Expression that would be evaluated to extract attribute16 from the ldap response

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