QPR ProcessAnalyzer uses two methods for authenticating users:
- the built-in authentication method in which the user is authenticated against the user id/password combination in QPR ProcessAnalyzer database
- the LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) authentication method in which the user is authenticated by validating the username against a corporate LDAP server
Configuring the Authentication Settings
The authentication method options can be configured in the PA_CONFIGURATION table in the QPR ProcessAnalyzer database. The options relevant for authentication are listed in the following table:
| Name |
Description |
Value
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| AuthenticationMethod |
Indicates which authentication method is used.
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- 1 = The user is authenticated against the passwords in QPR ProcessAnalyzer database.
- 2 = The user is authenticated using the LDAP method by validating the username against a corporate LDAP server.
- 3 = The user is authenticated using both methods: if LDAP authentication fails, then logging in will be done using the built-in authentication method.
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| LDAPConnectionString
|
The IP address of the LDAP server. |
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| LDAPUserFilter
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This string is used by the LDAP library to locate and search the user from corporate LDAP server.
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| LDAPUserSearchBase
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The distinguished name of the object at which to start the search. |
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| LDAPUserIdAttributeName
|
The user id attribute name. |
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| LDAPServerUserName
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The distinguished name of the user.
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| LDAPServerPassword
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The password of the user.
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All values except for AuthenticationMethod are empty by default.
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