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Additional Authorization

For additional authorization it is required to have configured LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) server with complete structure. Site alias of a site, that is its DN format, should be indicated in SiteBuilder LDAP module configuration, and its password, that is UserPassword attributes, are stored in LDAP records. Authorization is performed on the basis of these data. The registered site with the same site alias must be stored in SiteBuilder database. The password indicated in SiteBuilder database is not verified when additional authorization is turned on. Only you are able to change User's password and you are able to do this only in LDAP data. SiteBuilder itself does not provide such an option to you, that is you are able to change User's password using any LDAP client of your choice, but unable to do it using SiteBuilder program. In order to avoid errors, occurring due to password change, Users are unable to change password themselves when additional authorization is turned on. The corresponding Password button with the link to Change Password page is missing in the SiteBuilder Wizard during additional authorization. Also when the authorization is turned on, the access to SiteBuilder for trial sites is forbidden. All authorization features are applied to sites only. You log in as usual.

All site data except the password is stored in SiteBuilder database. That is why it is important for the site alias in LDAP to correspond with SiteBuilder database record containing the same site alias.

When additional authorization is turned off everything starts operating as it used to before authorization process was initiated.

To configure additional authorization parameters

  1. Click Extra on the navigation pane.
  2. Click Additional Authorization. The Additional Authorization screen appears.

    Configuring Additional Authorization Parameters

  3. Select the additional authorization module from the Authorization module list. 'None' means that additional authorization is turned off. To turn on additional authorization, select 'ldap' from the Authorization module list. The new screen appears, displayed on the following picture.

    Configuring LDAP Authorization Module Parameters

  4. On the appeared screen, specify the following parameters:
  5. Click Apply to initiate additional authorization.

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