IBM App Connect LDAP Basic Authentication
Here in this blog, we will learn about basic authentication IBM App Connect LDAP.
Introduction
Message flows are vital for IBM App Connect in managing integration and automation across various systems. It is essential to guarantee the security of these message flows. IBM App Connect Enterprise’s security manager secures a message’s end-to-end processing via a message flow based on the identity carried within each message instance.
Basic Authentication for IBM App Connect message flows is important for several reasons:
- Secure Access: Control and secure access to external systems and APIs.
- Facilitate Integration: Simplify integration with legacy systems.
- Maintain Compatibility: Ensure compatibility with a wide range of applications and services that use Basic Authentication.
- Enable Secure Communication: Utilize HTTPS to secure the transmission of credentials and data.
- Provide Access Control: Enforce role-based access and ensure accountability.
In this blog post, we’ll look at how to authenticate incoming HTTP requests using LDAP authentication.
Follow these steps to enable LDAP authentication for message flows:
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Create a Security Profile Policy
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- Define a policy with the type set as “security profiles”.
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Configure LDAP Server Details:
Specify the LDAP server details as follows:
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- Authentication Method: Set to LDAP to ensure that the incoming identity is validated.
- Authentication Configuration: Use the following syntax to specify the LDAP server:
ldap[s]://server[: port]/baseDN[?[uid_attr][?[base|sub]]]
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Add Policy Reference to the Application
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- Include a reference to the policy project in the existing application.
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Configure the Security Tab in the Flow Initiator Node
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- Configure the Flow Initiator node, which is often an HTTP Input node, as follows:
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- Policy Project Name: Provide the name of the policy project. This can also be configured in the BAR file using the BAR file editor.
- Identity Token Type: Set to Username + Password.
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Redeploy the Application
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- Finally, redeploy the application to the server.
- On Authentication Failure App Connect will throw the following error
