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Cisco ASA 5500 Series Configuration Guide using the CLI
Chapter36 Configuring the Identity Firewall
Task Flow for Configuring the Identity Firewall
See Configuring Cut-through Proxy Authentication, page22.
Step6 Configure VPN authentication.
See Configuring VPN Authentication, page24.
Configuring the Active Directory Domain
Active Directory domain configuration on the ASA is required for the ASA to download Active
Directory groups and accept user identities from specific domains when receiving IP-user mapping from
the AD Agent.
Prerequisites
Active Directory server IP address
Distinguished Name for LDAP base dn
Distinguished Name and password for the Active Directory user that the Identity Firewall uses to
connect to the Active Directory domain controller
To configure the Active Directory domain, perform the following steps:
Command Purpose
Step1 hostname(config)# aaa-server server-tag protocol
ldap
Example:
hostname(config)# aaa-server adserver protocol ldap
Creates the AAA server group and configures AAA
server parameters for the Active Directory server.
Step2 hostname(config-aaa-server-group)# aaa-server
server-tag [(interface-name)] host {server-ip |
name} [key] [timeout seconds]
Example:
hostname(config-aaa-server-group)# aaa-server
adserver (mgmt) host 172.168.224.6
For the Active Directory server, configures the AAA
server as part of a AAA server group and the AAA
server parameters that are host-specific.
Step3 hostname(config-aaa-server-host)# ldap-base-dn
string
Example:
hostname(config-aaa-server-host)# ldap-base-dn
DC=SAMPLE,DC=com
Specifies the location in the LDAP hierarchy where
the server should begin searching when it receives
an authorization request.
Specifying the ldap-base-dn command is optional.
If you do not specify this command, the ASA
retrieves the defaultNamingContext from Active
Directory and uses it as the base DN.
Step4 hostname(config-aaa-server-host)# ldap-scope subtree Specifies the extent of the search in the LDAP
hierarchy that the server should make when it
receives an authorization request.
Step5 hostname(config-aaa-server-host)#
ldap-login-password string
Example:
hostname(config-aaa-server-host)#
ldap-login-password obscurepassword
Specifies the login password for the LDAP server.