LDAP Servers

The FortiSandbox system supports remote authentication of administrators using LDAP servers. To use this feature, configure the server entries in the FortiSandbox unit for each authentication server in your network.

If you have configured LDAP support and require a user to authenticate using an LDAP server, the FortiSandbox unit contacts the LDAP server for authentication. To authenticate with the FortiSandbox unit, the user enters a user name and password. The FortiSandbox unit sends this user name and password to the LDAP server. If the LDAP server can authenticate the user, the FortiSandbox unit accepts the connection. If the LDAP server cannot authenticate the user, the FortiSandbox unit refuses the connection.

The following options are available:

Create New	Add an LDAP server.
Edit	Edit the selected LDAP server.
Delete	Delete the selected LDAP server.

The following information is displayed:

Name	LDAP server name.
Address	LDAP server IP address.
Common Name	LDAP common name.
Distinguished Name	LDAP distinguished name.
Bind Type	LDAP bind type.
Connection Type	LDAP connection type.

To create a new LDAP server:

1. Go to System > LDAP Servers.
2. Click Create New.

   

3. Configure the following settings and then click OK.

   Name		LDAP server name. Use a name unique to FortiSandbox.
   Server Name/IP		LDAP server IP address or fully qualified domain name.
   Port		Port for LDAP traffic. LDAP default port is 389. LDAPS default port is 636.
   Common Name Identifier		LDAP common name. Most LDAP servers use cn. Some servers use other common name identifiers such as uid.
   Distinguished Name		LDAP distinguished name used to look up entries on the LDAP server. The distinguished name reflects the hierarchy of LDAP database object classes above the common name identifier. For example, you can follow the format CN=Users,DC=Example,DC=Com.
   Bind Type		LDAP bind type for authentication, including: Simple Anonymous Regular
   	Username	If Bind Type is Regular, enter the user distinguished name.
   	Password	If Bind Type is Regular, enter the password.
   Secure Connection		LDAP connection type.
   	Protocol	If Secure Connection is enabled, select LDAPS or STARTTLS.
   	CA Certificate	If Secure Connection is enabled, select the CA certificate.
   Advanced Options		Expand to configure advanced options.
   	Attributes	Attributes such as member, uniquemember, or memberuid.
   	Connect timeout	Connection timeout in milliseconds. Default is 500.
   	Filter	Filter in the format such as (&(objectClass=*).
   	Group	Name of the LDAP group to a maximum of 511 characters. For example, you can follow the format CN=Group1,DC=Example,DC=Com.
   	Memberof-attr	Specify the value for this attribute. This value must match the attribute of the group in LDAP server. All users of the LDAP group with the attribute matching the memberof-attr inherit the administrative permissions of the group.
   	Profile-attr	Specify the attribute for this profile.
   	Secondary-server	Specify a secondary server for failover in case the primary LDAP server fails. The Distinguished Name must be the same.
   	Tertiary-server	Specify a tertiary server for failover in case the primary and secondary servers fail. The Distinguished Name must be the same.