Dell PowerProtect DD Management Center (DDMC) 7.9 Installation and Administration Guide

LDAP authentication

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) can be used to authenticate users with DDMC access. An LDAP user can manage Data Domain systems.

1. Click the Settings button (the gear icon) in the DDMC banner, then select Access > Authentication.
2. Click the LDAP tab.
3. In the LDAP Authentication area, view information about LDAP servers and configured LDAP groups, as described in the following table.

   Table 1. LDAP authentication information

   Item	Description
   Status	Status of service: enabled or disabled
   Base suffix	Point from where a server searches for users
   Bind DN	Location of the user in LDAP directory tree
   Bind password	Password to access bind DN
   SSL	Status: enabled or disabled NOTE If SSL is disabled, Protocols and Demand server certificate cannot be edited.
   Protocols	SSL protocol: LDAPS or StartTLS
   Demand server certificate	Status: enabled or disabled
   LDAP server	Name of server performing authentication
   LDAP group	Name of LDAP group
   Role	Management role that is assigned to group (admin or user)

4. Add, edit, or delete any of this information by selecting the appropriate control.