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30.4.2.2. LDAP Domain Example

The LDAP configuration is very flexible, depending on your specific environment and the SSSD behavior. These are some common examples of an LDAP domain, but the SSSD configuration is not limited to these examples.

Note

Along with creating the domain entry, add the new domain to the list of domains for SSSD to query in the sssd.conf file. For example: 
domains = LOCAL,LDAP1,AD,PROXYNIS

Example 30.1. A Basic LDAP Domain Configuration

An LDAP domain requires three things:
  • An LDAP server
  • The search base
  • A way to establish a secure connection
The last item depends on the LDAP environment. SSSD requires a secure connection since it handles sensitive information. This connection can be a dedicated TLS/SSL connection or it can use Start TLS.
Using a dedicated TLS/SSL connection simply uses an LDAPS connection to connect to the server and is therefore set as part of the ldap_uri option: 
# An LDAP domain
[domain/LDAP]
enumerate = false
cache_credentials = true

id_provider = ldap
auth_provider = ldap

ldap_uri = ldaps://ldap.example.com:636
ldap_search_base = dc=example,dc=com
Using Start TLS requires a way to input the certificate information to establish a secure connection dynamically over an insecure port. This is done using the ldap_id_use_start_tls option to use Start TLS and then ldap_tls_cacert to identify the CA certificate which issued the SSL server certificates. 
# An LDAP domain
[domain/LDAP]
enumerate = false
cache_credentials = true

id_provider = ldap
auth_provider = ldap

ldap_uri = ldap://ldap.example.com
ldap_search_base = dc=example,dc=com
ldap_id_use_start_tls = true
ldap_tls_reqcert = demand
ldap_tls_cacert = /etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt