LDAP Adapter

The LDAP Adapter enables your BizTalk Server to perform operations against any LDAP directory server.

Remarks

The LDAP Adapter can be used to perform a variety of operations on any LDAP directory server.

LDAP Send Adapter

The send adapter is designed to be used as a solicit response adapter. Some operations require a message that adheres to a schema while others to not place any restrictions on the message content and rely solely on the adapter property values.

The operation performed by the adapter is controlled by the Operation property. To begin, specify the connection information in Server, and Port. SSL may be enabled via the SSLStartMode property.

To perform an authenticated bind, set BindDN to your username and Password.

All operations will populate the ResultCode, ResultDescription, and ResultSuccess context properties in the message returned by the adapter. These should be checked to determine the result of the operation that was requested.

Below is an overview of the available operations.

Add

Adds an entry specified by DN to the directory server using the type and value attributes defined in the message. The message must adhere to the schema defined in "LDAPAdd.xsd" that is located in the "schemas" folder of the installation. Note that instead of including the Value attribute in the message, Base64 encoded data may be included in the LDAPAttribute element text. To add attributes to an existing entry use the Modify operation instead.

Authenticate

Binds with the user specified by BindDN. This is only used to validate the user can bind successfully to the LDAP server. No other action is performed.

ChangePassword

Changes the password for the user specified by DN with the value specified in NewPassword.

Delete

Deletes the entry specified by DN.

Modify

Modifies an existing entry specified by DN. The message must adhere to the schema defined in "LDAPModify.xsd" that is located in the "schemas" folder of the installation. Note that instead of including the Value attribute in the message, Base64 encoded data may be included in the LDAPAttribute element text.

Search

Performs a search using the criteria specified in the message. The message must adhere to the schema defined in "LDAPSearch.xsd" that is located in the "schemas" folder of the installation. The response message will adhere to the schema defined in "LDAPSearchResult" and provide the search results.

Please refer to the section on adapter configuration for a description of how to configure receive locations and send ports for this adapter.

Sender Property List

The following is the full list of the properties of the sender adapter with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.


BindDN	The Distinguished Name used as the base for the LDAP bind.
ConnectionLifetime	Instructs the adapter whether or not to leave the connection to the server open.
DN	The Distinguished Name used as the base for LDAP operations.
MaxPersistentConnections	The maximum number of simultaneous persistent connections when sending.
MaxThreads	The maximum number of threads that the adapter may consume.
MaxTransmissionBatchSize	The maximum number of messages that can be sent in a single batch.
NewPassword	The value of the new password.
Operation	Specifies the operation the adapter will perform.
Other	Defines a set of configuration settings to be used by the adapter.
PageSize	The maximum number of results per page.
Password	The password used to authenticate to the LDAP server.
Port	The server port for the LDAP connection (default is 636).
ResultCode	The result code returned in the last server response.
ResultDescription	The descriptive text returned in the last server response (if any).
ResultSuccess	Whether or not the operations completed successfully.
RuntimeLicense	Specifies the adapter runtime license key.
Server	The name or address of the LDAP server.
SSLAcceptServerCert	Instructs the adapter to unconditionally accept the server certificate that matches the supplied certificate.
SSLCert	The certificate to use for client authentication during the SSL handshake.
SSLStartMode	Determines how the adapter starts the SSL negotiation.
Timeout	A timeout for the adapter.
TransmitBatchMode	How the transmitter processes batches.
TransportLog	Tells the adapter where and how to report information about its operations.
URI	The Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) of the send port or receive location.
Version	The version of LDAP used.

Configuration Settings

The following is a list of configuration settings for the adapter with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.


BinaryAttributes	A comma separated list of attributes that are expected to be in binary form.
RepeatAttributeTypes	Whether to include the type name in the LDAPAttribute for repeated types returned from a search.
SSLEnabledProtocols	Used to enable/disable the supported security protocols.
AbsoluteTimeout	Determines whether timeouts are inactivity timeouts or absolute timeouts.
LocalHost	The name of the local host or user-assigned IP interface through which connections are initiated or accepted.
TcpNoDelay	Whether or not to delay when sending packets.
UseManagedSecurityAPI	Tells the adapter whether or not to use the system security libraries or a managed implementation.