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- Authentication by Password (class:
org.dspace.authenticate.PasswordAuthentication) (DEFAULT) - Shibboleth Authentication (class:
org.dspace.authenticate.ShibAuthentication) - LDAP Authentication (class:
org.dspace.authenticate.LDAPAuthentication) - Hierarchical LDAP Authentication (class:
org.dspace.authenticate.LDAPHierarchicalAuthentication) - IP Address based Authentication (class:
org.dspace.authenticate.IPAuthentication) - X.509 Certificate Authentication (class:
org.dspace.authenticate.X509Authentication)
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Enabling Hierarchical LDAP Authentication
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If your users are spread out across a hierarchical tree on your LDAP server, you may wish to instead use the Hierarchical LDAP Authentication plugin.
To enable Hierarchical LDAP Authentication, you must ensure the org.dspace.authenticate.LDAPHierarchicalAuthentication class is listed as one of the AuthenticationMethods in the following configuration:
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Configuration File:
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[dspace]/config/modules/authentication.cfg
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Property:
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plugin.sequence.org.dspace.authenticate.AuthenticationMethod
have DSpace search for the user name in your tree. Here's how it works:
- DSpace gets the user name from the login form
- DSpace binds to LDAP as an administrative user with right to search in DNs (LDAP may be configured to allow anonymous users to search)
- DSpace searches for the user name as within DNs (username is a part of full DN)
- DSpace binds with the found full DN and password from login form
- DSpace logs user in if LDAP reports successful authentication; refuses login otherwise
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Example Value:
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Configuring Hierarchical LDAP Authentication
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