Configure the LDAP servers that the BlackBerry MDS Connection Serviceuses to retrieve certificates
You can create a user name and password so that the BlackBerry MDS Connection Service can authenticate to LDAP
servers on behalf of BlackBerry devices.
If you change the LDAP port number or host server information, you must stop and restart the BlackBerry MDS Connection
Service so that the BlackBerry MDS Connection Service can use the new port number or host server information
immediately.
1. In the BlackBerry Administration Service, on the Servers and components menu, expand BlackBerry Solution
topology > BlackBerry Domain > Component view.
2. Click MDS Connection Service.
3. On the LDAP tab, click Edit component.
4. Perform one of the following tasks:
Task Steps
Create an LDAP server
configuration. 1. In the Name field, type the LDAP server name.
2. In the Service URL field, type the web address for the server.
3. In the Settings section, configure the LDAP server settings.
4. Click the Add icon.
Change an existing LDAP server
configuration. 1. Click the Edit icon beside the LDAP server.
2. In the Settings section, change the LDAP server settings.
3. Click the Update icon.
5. Click Save all.
After you finish:
To configure the BlackBerry MDS Connection Service to retrieve the status of certificates, configure the OCSP and CRL
server information.
Add the communication information that you configured for the LDAP server to the BlackBerry MDS Connection
Service configuration set.
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