Authentication; Authentication Using A Local Database; Authentication Using An Ldap Server - TANDBERG Gatekeeper User Manual

8.2.

Authentication

The TANDBERG Gatekeeper can use a user name and password based challenge-response scheme to
permit registrations. For details of how to configure your endpoint with the appropriate information,
please consult your endpoint manual.
The Gatekeeper supports the ITU H.235 specification [1] for authenticating the identity of network
devices with which the Gatekeeper communicates.
In order to verify the identity of a device, the Gatekeeper needs access to the password information. This
credential information may be stored in a local database on the Gatekeeper or obtained from an LDAP
Directory Server.
8.2.1.
To configure the Gatekeeper to use the local database of credentials during authentication, either use
the command line interface and issue the following commands:
xConfiguration Authentication Mode: On
xConfiguration Authentication Database: LocalDatabase
or use the web interface via
On and the Authentication database
Viewing credentials
To show the credentials in the local database, either use the command line interface and issue the
following command:
xConfiguration Authentication Credential
or use the web interface via
Managing credentials
Each credential in the local database has a username and a password. To manage the credentials in the
local database, either use the command line interface to issue the following commands:
xcommand CredentialAdd <user name> <password>
xcommand CredentialDelete <credential index>
or use the web interface via
new credential by selecting
selecting Edit
8.2.2.
Authentication information can be obtained from an LDAP server. The directory on the LDAP server
should be configured to implement the ITU H.350 specification [2] to store H.235 credentials for devices
that the Gatekeeper communicates with. The directory should also be configured with the H.323 aliases
of endpoints that will register with the Gatekeeper.
For instructions on how to configure common third party LDAP servers, see Appendix B.
To configure the Gatekeeper to use the LDAP server directory during authentication, either use the
command line interface to issue the following commands:
xConfiguration Authentication Mode: On
xConfiguration Authentication Database: LDAPDatabase
or use the web interface via
On and Authentication database

Authentication using a local database

Gatekeeper Configuration
to LocalDatabase.
Gatekeeper Configuration
Gatekeeper Configuration
Add New Credential, or manage an existing credential by highlighting it and
or Delete.

Authentication using an LDAP server

Gatekeeper Configuration
to LDAPDatabase.
TANDBERG Gatekeeper User Guide
> Authentication, setting Authentication mode
> Credentials.
> Credentials. From here you can either add a
> Authentication, setting Authentication mode
to
to
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