Replication - User and group import

Users module User menu / User and group import



Intrexx offers several methods for replicating your existing IT infrastructure. In the Users module, you can import data from

• LDAP directories (e.g. Windows Active Directory)
• JDBC sources
• ASCII files (e.g. Linux/Unix Passwd>)

via User menu / User and group import. You can get more information about the import dialogs by pressing F1.

LDAP authentication

Before users can be replicated from LDAP sources, the LDAP server certificate must be imported via the portal properties. So that the user can authenticate against the LDAP server, a user replication should be performed via Intrexx. A replication is not absolutely necessary for the authentication, but should be seen as the "first choice". Alternatively, users can be created manually in Intrexx with the schema (username, domain, ...) of the LDAP server. When logging in, an attempt to authenticate against the LDAP server will be made first regardless of how the users are created. When performing the replication, please proceed as follows:

1. Switch to the Users module and select User menu / User and group import.
2. Click on "Add".
   
   
   
3. Enter a name and select the option "LDAP".
   
   
   
   
   
   Click on "Next".
4. Enter the connection data here.
   
   
   
   
   
   Enter the server name or IP of the ADS and enter the port. Simple authentication is usually sufficient. Specify the user who connects to the LDAP server (e.g.: mail@example.org) and the corresponding password (login password for the domain). Select the Base-DN by clicking on "Search". Select the corresponding profile for you LDAP server from the drop-down list. Click on "Next".

If the entries are correct, a further dialog will open where you can define which values should be read. Additional properties such as passwords can also be defined here.

You personal user account needs to be added to the Administrators group to receive all permissions in the Portal Manager with your Windows account.

Authentication methods

The authentication methods used by Intrexx need to be redefined. Please proceed as follows:

1. In the Users module select User menu / Configuration.
2. Click on "Edit binding" next to "Client".
   
   
   
3. Select the option "Generic authentication".
   
   
   
   
   
   Close the dialog by clicking on "OK".

Afterwards, disconnect from your portal via the File menu / Disconnect portal service.

Modify the configuration file

Open the file "LucyAuth.cfg" in the portal directory internal/cfg with a text editor of your choice. The address of the LDAP server and additional connection data need to be added to this file. Please create a backup of this file before you start editing. Then navigate to the following section in the text editor:

GenericAuth
{
    de.uplanet.lucy.server.auth.module.ldap.LdapBindLoginModule 
    sufficient
      java.naming.provider.url="ldap://localhost:389"
      java.naming.security.authentication="simple"
      java.naming.security.principal="$[DN]"
      debug=false;

   de.uplanet.lucy.server.auth.module.anonymous.AnonymousLoginModule 
   sufficient
      debug=false;
};

How the entry needs to be modified depends on whether users were replicated from the LDAP server or created manually and then authenticate against the LDAP server. If you have performed a replication, please peform the following entries:

GenericAuth
{
    de.uplanet.lucy.server.auth.module.ldap.LdapBindLoginModule 
    sufficient
      java.naming.provider.url="ldap://ldapserver.example.org:389"
      java.naming.security.authentication="simple"
      java.naming.security.principal="$[DN]"
      debug=false;

   de.uplanet.lucy.server.auth.module.anonymous.AnonymousLoginModule 
   sufficient
      debug=false;
};

Enter "ldap" in the provider URL if you do not use SSL encryption. Instead of "ldapserver.example.org", enter the IP address or full qualified name of the LDAP server followed by the port of the LDAP server (default: 389, SSL default: 636). The setting "$[DN]" should not be changed if the replication was successful. This distinguished name should be used for OpenLDAP, Novell eDirectory, Sun ONE and Active Directory Server. If the users were created manuall, modify the settings as follows:

GenericAuth
{
    de.uplanet.lucy.server.auth.module.ldap.LdapBindLoginModule 
    sufficient
      java.naming.provider.url="ldap://ldapserver.example.org:389"
      java.naming.security.authentication="simple"
      java.naming.security.principal="$[LOGIN_NAME]@$[LOGIN_DOMAIN]"
      debug=false;

   de.uplanet.lucy.server.auth.module.anonymous.AnonymousLoginModule 
   sufficient
      debug=false;
};

Enter "ldap" in the provider URL if you do not use SSL encryption. Instead of "ldapserver.example.org", enter the IP address or full qualified name of the LDAP server followed by the port of the LDAP server (default: 389, SSL default: 636). $[LOGIN_NAME]@$[LOGIN_DOMAIN] is the composite principal name. Please apply this pattern exactly as it is shown above. In this way, the login only works in the Portal Manager at first. If the variant should also work when accessing the portal in the browser, the following change needs to be made to the file "initlogin.vm" in the portal directory internal/system/vm/html/login:

##Initparams for Intrexx Loginbox

##Module Subdirectory, depends on Loginmodule ## default "intrexxauth"
#set($l_strModuleSubDir = "intrexxauth")

Modify the line #set($l_strModuleSubDir = "intrexxauth") to #set($l_strModuleSubDir = "ldapauth").

Please note that login data is transferred as plain text during an LDAP authentication between the browser (client) and the server. It is there recommended to only use this method via HTTPS.