Active Directories Settings
Active Directories page is used to integrate MetaDefender Vault with your organization Active Directory in order to synchronize users.
In order to be able to setup Active Directory integration, you will read permissions.
Note
Please note that if your configuration produces a higher number of users to be synchronized than currently available licenses, all users except the local administrator will be temporarily disabled (unlicensed) until you either use User Filtering Configuration to lower the number of synchronized users or buy more licenses.
Account settings
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Setting |
Description |
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Server Address |
Address of the Active Directory server from where the users will be synchronized |
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Port |
The port that will be used to connect to Active Directory |
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Authentication Type |
None: U se basic authentication (simple bind) Secure: Request secure authentication Secure Sockets Layer:
Attaches a cryptographic signature to the message that both identifies the sender and ensures that the message has not been modified in transit. |
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Username |
Username of a user inside the Active Directory who has read permissions |
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Password |
The user's password to be used |
When you have filled the required information click Continue.
In the next screen the user can input the following:
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Synchronization configuration: Changes Check Period (Seconds)
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Failed Login Attempts Configuration: Login Attempts Allowed, Lock Account For (Minutes), Reset Login Attempt Counter After (Minutes)
Advanced settings
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Settings |
Description |
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Changes Check Period |
Time interval between synchronizations |
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Login Attempts Allowed |
Number of failed login attempts that can be done before the account will be locked |
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Lock Account For (Minutes) |
If the number of failed login attempts is higher than the predefined number, the account will be locked for X minutes |
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Reset Login Attempt Counter After (Minutes) |
0 - Counter is never reset |
User Filtering Configuration
After selecting Continue on the previous screen, the user goes to the next screen which is User Filtering Configuration.
Follow the link in the note below for information on how to configure user filtering.
Note
After you complete the basic configuration you will be redirected to User Filtering Configuration page where you can fine tune the way users and administrators are synchronized according to your Active Directory structure.
Active Directory Configuration successfully configured
After selecting Continue on User Filtering screen, the last screen is the result, which should be successful, if all is configured correctly.
This page gives you information like:
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Users found
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Filtered users count
Active Directory List
After you have successfully configured multiple Active Directories, the list should be displayed as follows:
Useful information in the list:
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Server name
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State: enabled/disabled
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Users count: numbers of users imported from that AD
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Changes Check period
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Action buttons
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Enable/Disable: enables/disables AD. When enabling/disabling an AD the users are added/removed form Users>Active page. Entries are also visible in Audit.
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Settings: takes user to AD configuration settings like advance settings or user filtering.
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Delete: removes completely that AD from the list, including its users imported
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