What is a base DN?

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What is a base DN?

The Base DN is the starting point an LDAP server uses when searching for users authentication within your Directory. Example: DC=example-domain,DC=com.

How do I find base DN in Active Directory?

Finding the User Base DN

  1. Open a Windows command prompt.
  2. Type the command: dsquery user -name
  3. – In Symantec Reporter’s LDAP/Directory settings, when asked for a User Base DN, enter: CN=Users,DC=MyDomain,DC=com.

What is single sign on SSO in VMware?

vCenter Single Sign-On (SSO) is a component of the VMware Cloud Suite. SSO deals with identity management for administrators and applications that interact with the vSphere platform. SSO is based on identity management technology built by RSA and specifically tailored for VMware Cloud Infrastructure deployment.

What is VMware SSO domain?

An SSO Domain is the domain that vSphere uses to connect vCenter Servers in a federation. An SSO Domain contains Tags, Licenses, Categories, Global Permissions, Roles, and Privileges. The SSO Domain name defaults to vsphere. local, but can be edited during installation of the vCenter Server to a preferred name.

How do I get group DN?

To gather the Group Base DN

  1. Open a Windows® command prompt.
  2. Type the command: dsquery group -name Example: If you are searching for a group called Users, you can enter the group name as Users* to get a list of all groups who’s name contains “Users”

Does vCenter require SSO?

vCenter Single Sign-On (SSO) is a prerequisite for installing vCenter Server; you must install SSO before installing the vCenter Server. The vCenter SSO can be configured to authenticate against multiple user repositories, also called identity sources, such as Active Directory and OpenLDAP.

What is PSC in VMware?

Platform Services Controller (PSC) is a component of the VMware Cloud Infrastructure Suite. PSC deals with identity management for administrators and applications that interact with the vSphere platform.

How does SSO work in VMware?

vCenter Single Sign-On gives the solution user a SAML token, and the solution user can then interact with other services in the environment. When other users log in to the environment, for example, from the vSphere Client, vCenter Single Sign-On prompts for a user name and password.

How do I add vCenter to SSO domain?

  1. How to repoint a vSphere SSO Domain.
  2. Enable SSH access on vCenter Server Appliance.
  3. Click to enable SSH access.
  4. Log in to the VCSA appliance with the Putty client.
  5. Use cmsso util to see the options.
  6. Domain repoint precheck.
  7. Location of registered conflicts are registered.
  8. SSO repointing was successful.

What is LDAP RDN?

An RDN is the relative portion of a distinguished name (DN), which uniquely identifies an LDAP object.

How do I configure SSO in the vCenter Server web client?

Log in to the vCenter Server Web Client as admin@system-domain (password defined during SSO installation). 2. Click Administration in the left-hand pane. 3. Under Sign-On and Discovery, click Configuration.

How do I create a new identity source in vCenter Server?

Log in to the vCenter Server Web Client as admin@system-domain (password defined during SSO installation). 2. Click Administration in the left-hand pane. 3. Under Sign-On and Discovery, click Configuration. On the Identity Sources tab, click the green + icon to add a new Identity Source.

How does single sign on (SSO) work with Active Directory (AD)?

During the installation of vCenter Single Sign On (SSO), the installer will attempt to detect the Active Directory (AD) domain for the logged in user and add it as an Identity Source.