Chapter 6 Authentication and Federated Identity

Concepts

LDAP is Highly Complex

Caution

 

LDAP-related features of Cisco DMS are meant for use by qualified and experienced administrators of

 

 

 

Microsoft Active Directory. Unless you are an Active Directory and LDAP expert, we recommend that you use

 

 

 

embedded authentication.

 

 

 

 

 

Plan Ahead

Install and configure Active Directory and Internet Information Services (IIS) before you try to configure LDAP authentication mode or federation mode in DMS-Admin.

Tip

 

 

We support IIS 6 on Windows Server 2003.

 

 

 

 

Pair your DMM appliance and your Show and Share appliance in AAI before you configure Cisco DMS to use LDAP authentication. Otherwise, video tutorials for Show and Share are not loaded onto your Show and Share appliance.

Make sure that you have generated or imported certificates as necessary and activated SSL on the Active Directory server before you try to configure SSL encryption.

Restrictions

 

Support for

 

Active Directory

Cisco DMS Release

 

 

Trees

Forests

 

 

 

5.2.0

 

 

 

Yes

No

 

 

 

5.2.1

 

 

 

Yes

No

 

 

 

5.2.2

 

 

 

Yes

No

 

 

 

5.2.3

 

 

 

Yes

No

 

 

 

Synchronization Concepts

Synchronization (Replication) Overview, page 6-12

Synchronization Types, page 6-12

Understand Manual Synchronization, page 6-13

Understand Automatic Synchronization, page 6-13

Guidelines for Synchronization, page 6-14

 

 

User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5.2.x

 

 

 

 

 

 

OL-15762-03

 

 

6-11

 

 

 

 

 

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