Dell ObjectScale 1.3 Administration Guide

Configuring external authentication providers

An external authentication provider authenticates users on behalf of ObjectScale.

ObjectScale supports the following types of external authentication provider:

• Active Directory (AD)
• Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)

You can define multiple external providers. User accounts are defined and maintained in the external provider systems. For permissions control, it is useful if users are added to groups on the external system. As part of configuration, you will map the predefined ObjectScale roles to users and groups in the external system.

When users log in, they select either Local User or the name of the external provider that should authenticate them. ObjectScale sends the authentication request to the specified provider. .

The ObjectScale Portal supports all required configurations for integrating an external provider. Actions include:

• Creating external providers and configuring connection information.
• Specifying the users and groups in the external provider that are allowed access to ObjectScale and mapping the ObjectScale predefined roles to those entities.
• Managing the providers (edit and delete providers).