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Chapter 7. LDAP Authentication Tutorial

Abstract

This tutorial explains how to set up an X.500 directory server and configure the OSGi container to use LDAP authentication.

7.1. Tutorial Overview

Goals

In this tutorial you will:
  • install Apache Directory Server and Apache Directory Studio
  • add user entries into the LDAP server
  • add a group to manage security roles
  • configure Red Hat JBoss Fuse to use LDAP authentication
  • configure JBoss Fuse to use roles for authorization
  • configure an instance of Apache ActiveMQ to use LDAP authentication
  • configure SSL/TLS connections to the LDAP server

Tutorial stages

The tutorial consists of the following stages:
  1. Section 7.2, “Set-up a Directory Server and Browser”.
  2. Section 7.3, “Add User Entries to the Directory Server”.
  3. Section 7.4, “Enable LDAP Authentication in the OSGi Container”.
  4. Section 7.5, “Configuring Access to OSGi Administrative Functions”.
  5. Section 7.6, “Enable SSL/TLS on the LDAP Connection”.