Distinguished Name (Dn); Base Dn; Bind Dn; Configuring Ldap Default - ZyXEL Communications ZyWALL 1050 User Manual

Figure 298 Basic LDAP Directory Structure

Root

31.2.2 Distinguished Name (DN)

A DN uniquely identifies an entry in a directory. A DN consists of attribute-value pairs
separated by commas. The leftmost attribute is the Relative Distinguished Name (RDN). This
provides a unique name for entries that have the same "parent DN" ("
o=MyCompany

31.2.2.1 Base DN

A base DN specifies a directory. A base DN usually contains information such as the name of
an organization, a domain name and/or country. For example,
means organization and

31.2.2.2 Bind DN

A bind DN is used to authenticate with an LDAP server. For example a bind DN of
cn=zywallAdmin
zywallAdmin
not specified, the ZyWALL will try to log in as an anonymous user. If the bind password is
incorrect, the login will fail.

31.2.3 Configuring LDAP Default

To configure the default LDAP server settings, click Objects > AAA Server to display the
screen as shown.
Chapter 31 AAA Server
US
Japan
Organizations (o) Organization Units (ou) Unique
Countries (c)
" in the following examples).
cn=domain1.com, o=MyCompany, c=US
cn=domain1.com, o=MyCompany, c=JP
means country.
c
allows the ZyWALL to log into the LDAP server using the user name of
. The bind DN is used in conjunction with a bind password. When a bind DN is
Sales
Sprint
RD3
QA
UPS
CSO
Sales
NEC
RD
o=MyCompany
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Common Name
(cn)
,
cn=domain1.com
, where
c=UK o
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