Active Directory example with referral enabled

This example covers the scenario where more than one Active Directory domain works together and the follow parameter is needed.

LDAP Structure

dc=com
    dc=company
        ou=OPENKM
            cn=ROLE_ADMIN
                member=okmAdmin
                member=user1
                member=user2
            cn=ROLE_USER
                member=user3
                member=user4
            cn=ROLE_XXXX
            cn=ROLE_YYYY
                ...
        ou=organization1
            sAMAccountName=okmAdmin
                memberOf=CN=ROLE_ADMIN,OU=OPENKM,DC=company,DC=com
                mail=okmAdmin@mail.com
                cn=OpenKM Administrator
            sAMAccountName=user1
                memberOf=CN=ROLE_ADMIN,OU=OPENKM,DC=company,DC=com
                mail=user1@mail.com
                cn=User Name 1
            sAMAccountName=user2
                memberOf=CN=ROLE_ADMIN,OU=OPENKM,DC=company,DC=com
                mail=user2@mail.com
                cn=User Name 3
        ou=organization2
            sAMAccountName=user3
                memberOf=CN=ROLE_USER,OU=OPENKM,DC=company,DC=com
                mail=user3@mail.com
                cn=User Name 3
            sAMAccountName=user4
                memberOf=CN=ROLE_USER,OU=OPENKM,DC=company,DC=com
                mail=user4@mail.com
                cn=User Name 4

Valid groups:

• cn=ROLE_ADMIN,ou=OPENKM,dc=company,dc=com
• cn=ROLE_USER,ou=OPENKM,dc=company,dc=com
• cn=ROLE_XXXX,ou=OPENKM,dc=company,dc=com
• cn=ROLE_YYYY,ou=OPENKM,dc=company,dc=com

Valid users:

• cn=user1,ou=organization1,dc=company,dc=com
• cn=user2,ou=organization1,dc=company,dc=com
• cn=user3,ou=organization2,dc=company,dc=com
• cn=user4,ou=organization2,dc=company,dc=com

Step 1 - configuration parameters

Go to Administration > Configuration parameters:

Step 2 - configure login

• Parameter follow indicates several domain servers working together (balanced).
• Users defined in any Active Directory node will be able to log in because the base filter is defined as DC=company,DC=com.
• Any user authenticated in Active Directory can log in because there is no filtering clause.
• Groups read by OpenKM can be defined in any Active Directory node because the base filter is defined as DC=company,DC=com.

Apply changes to the openkm.properties file.

The parameter "okm.authentication.database" is used to disable database login.

The parameter "okm.authentication.ldap" is used to enable LDAP login.

#Authentication
okm.authentication.database=false
okm.authentication.ldap=true

#LDAP
ldap.server=ldap://192.168.0.13
ldap.manager.distinguished.name=CN=Administrator,CN=Users,DC=openkm,DC=local
ldap.manager.password=*secret*
ldap.base=DC=openkm,DC=local
ldap.role.attribute=cn
ldap.user.search.filter=sAMAccountName={0}
ldap.role.search.filter=member={0}

Another option to configure login

In some cases, you might be interested in setting the configuration in the file openkm.xml; please refer to Configuring openkm.xml documentation section for more information.

<security:authentication-manager alias="authenticationManager">
    <security:authentication-provider ref="ldapAuthProvider" />
  </security:authentication-manager>
 
  <beans:bean id="contextSource" class="org.springframework.security.ldap.DefaultSpringSecurityContextSource">
    <beans:constructor-arg value="ldap://192.168.xxx.xxx:389"/>
    <beans:property name="userDn" value="CN=Administrator,OU=OPENKM,DC=company,DC=com"/>
    <beans:property name="password" value="****"/>
    <beans:property name="baseEnvironmentProperties">
      <beans:map>
        <beans:entry>
          <beans:key>
            <beans:value>java.naming.referral</beans:value>
          </beans:key>
          <beans:value>follow</beans:value>
        </beans:entry>
      </beans:map>
    </beans:property>
  </beans:bean>
 
  <beans:bean id="ldapAuthProvider" class="org.springframework.security.ldap.authentication.LdapAuthenticationProvider">
    <beans:constructor-arg>
      <beans:bean class="org.springframework.security.ldap.authentication.BindAuthenticator">
        <beans:constructor-arg ref="contextSource"/>
        <beans:property name="userSearch" ref="userSearch"/>
      </beans:bean>
    </beans:constructor-arg>
    <beans:constructor-arg name="authoritiesPopulator" ref="defaultLdapAuthoritiesPopulator"/>
  </beans:bean>
 
  <beans:bean id="userSearch" class="org.springframework.security.ldap.search.FilterBasedLdapUserSearch">
    <beans:constructor-arg index="0" value="DC=company,DC=com" />
    <beans:constructor-arg index="1" value="sAMAccountName={0}" />
    <beans:constructor-arg index="2" ref="contextSource" />
    <beans:property name="searchSubtree" value="true" />
  </beans:bean>
  
  <beans:bean id="defaultLdapAuthoritiesPopulator" class="org.springframework.security.ldap.userdetails.DefaultLdapAuthoritiesPopulator">
		<beans:constructor-arg ref="contextSource"/>
		<beans:constructor-arg value="DC=openkm,DC=local"/>
		<beans:property name="groupSearchFilter" value="member={0}"/>
		<beans:property name="groupRoleAttribute" value="cn"/>
		<beans:property name="searchSubtree" value="true" />
		<beans:property name="convertToUpperCase" value="false" />
		<beans:property name="rolePrefix" value="" />
	</beans:bean>
	
	<!--Needed for remember-me services -->
	<beans:bean id="userDetailService" class="org.springframework.security.ldap.userdetails.LdapUserDetailsService">
		<beans:constructor-arg ref="userSearch"/>
		<beans:constructor-arg ref="defaultLdapAuthoritiesPopulator"/>
	</beans:bean>