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Dell Networking W-ClearPass Deployment Guide Preparing W-ClearPass for LDAP and SQLAuthenticationSources | 179
Chapter 7
Preparing W-ClearPass for LDAP and SQLAuthenticationSources
This chapter describes how to prepare W-ClearPass for LDAP and SQL authentication.
This chapter includes the following information:
l LDAP Authentication Source Configuration
l SQL Authentication Source Configuration
LDAP Authentication Source Configuration
Policy Manager can perform NTLM/MSCHAPv2, PAP/GTC, and certificate-based authentications against any
LDAP-compliant directory (for example, Novell eDirectory, OpenLDAP, and Sun Directory Server).
LDAP and Active Directory-based server configurations are similar. You can retrieve role-mapping attributes by
using filters.
Configuring Generic LDAP Authentication Sources
To configure Generic LDAP authentication sources:
1. Navigate to the Configuration > Authentication > Sources page.
The Authentication Sources > General page opens.
General Page
The General page labels the authentication source and defines session details.
2. Click Add.
Figure 149 Adding a Generic LDAP Authentication Database