Device > Server Profiles > LDAP
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Device > Server Profiles > LDAP
Add or select an LDAP Server Profile to configure settings
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for the Lightweight Directory
Access Protocol (LDAP) servers that authentication profiles reference
(see Device
> Authentication Profile). You can use LDAP to authenticate
end users who access your network resources (through GlobalProtect
or Captive Portal) and administrators defined locally on the firewall
or Panorama.
LDAP Server Settings | Description |
|---|---|
Profile Name | Enter a name to identify the profile (up
to 31 characters). The name is case-sensitive and must be unique.
Use only letters, numbers, spaces, hyphens, and underscores. |
Location | Select the scope in which the profile is
available. In the context of a firewall that has more than one virtual
system (vsys), select a vsys or select Shared (all
virtual systems). In any other context, you can’t select the Location; its
value is predefined as Shared (firewalls) or as Panorama. After
you save the profile, you can’t change its Location. |
Administrator Use Only | Select this option to specify that only
administrator accounts can use the profile for authentication. For
firewalls that have multiple virtual systems, this option appears
only if the Location is Shared. |
Use this profile for serial number check | Select this option to enable this LDAP server
profile to collect serial numbers from managed endpoints. This information
is used by the GlobalProtect portal and gateway to verify whether
the endpoint is managed (serial number exists in the Active Directory)
or not. |
Server List | For each LDAP server, Add a
host Name, IP address or FQDN (LDAP Server),
and Port (default is 389). Configure at least two LDAP servers to provide
redundancy. |
Type | Choose the server type from the drop-down. |
Base DN | Specify the root context in the directory
server to narrow the search for user or group information. |
Bind DN | Specify the login name (Distinguished Name)
for the directory server. The Bind DN account must have
permission to read the LDAP directory. |
Password/Confirm Password | Specify the bind account password. The agent
saves the encrypted password in the configuration file. |
Bind Timeout | Specify the time limit (in seconds) imposed
when connecting to the directory server (range is 1 to 30; default
is 30). |
Search Timeout | Specify the time limit (in seconds) imposed
when performing directory searches (range is 1 to 30; default is
30). |
Retry Interval | Specify the interval (in seconds) after
which the system will try to connect to the LDAP server after a
previous failed attempt (range is 1 to 3,600; default is 60). |
Require SSL/TLS secured connection | Select this option if you want the firewall
to use SSL or TLS for communications with the directory server.
The protocol depends on the server port:
This option is a best practice because
it increases security and is selected by default. |
Verify Server Certificate for SSL sessions | Select this option (cleared by default)
if you want the firewall to verify the certificate that the directory
server presents for SSL/TLS connections. The firewall verifies the
certificate in two respects:
If the verification
fails, the connection fails. To enable this verification, you must
also select Require SSL/TLS secured connection. Enable the firewall to verify the server certificate
for SSL sessions to increase security. |