WCCE MSAD Connector

Prerequisites

How to configure an MSAD Connector

1. Log in to Horizon Administration Interface.

2. Access MSAD Connectors from the drawer or card: Protocol  WCCE  MSAD Connectors.

3. Click on Add MSAD Connector.

4. Fill in the mandatory fields.

General

  • Name* (select):
    Select the Active Directory Forrest you want to use to set up the connector.

  • Hostname* (string input):
    DNS name or IP of the Active Directory domain.

  • Port (string input):
    Port to connect to the Active Directory. The default value is set to 636.

  • Proxy (string select):
    Select a proxy to connect to the Active Directory, if needed.

  • LDAP Credentials* (select):
    Select Login credentials containing the DN and password of the Active Directory account. Must have right privileges to browse and list objects.

  • Timeout* (finite duration):
    The time before Horizon stop trying to connect to Active Directory. Must be a valid finite duration.

  • Max stored certificate per holder (int):
    When specified, define the maximum number of active certificates for a given Holder.

Assets identification

  • Base DN* (string input):
    It can be the root of your domain or a restriction.

  • LDAP Filter (string input):
    This filter must respect LDAP filter syntax.

Actor management

These configuration elements mainly define the number of authorized interactions with the remote service on a defined period. For example, one needs to ensure that the remote service will not be requested more than 5 times per 3 seconds. Throttle parallelism defines the number of times and Throttle duration the period of time. Therefore, on the above example, throttle parallelism would be set to 5 and throttle duration would be set to 3 seconds.

  • Throttle duration* (finite duration):
    The default value is set to 3 seconds. Must be a valid finite duration.

  • Throttle parallelism* (int):
    The default value is set to 3.

5. Click on the save button.

You can update Edit MSAD Connector or delete Delete  MSAD Connector the MSAD Connector.

You won’t be able to delete a MSAD Connector if this one is referenced somewhere else.