Active Directory example with referral enabled

Danger

Since version 8.1.12, the OpenLDAP integration has changed:

• The configuration parameters and login procedure remain the same.
• User data and roles are now managed in OpenKM administration and stored in the database.
• There is a cron job called “Sync LDAP users” which synchronizes user data from LDAP to the database.
• The current configuration can be found at Active Directory mixed configuration with LDAP synced.

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

Note

Any distinguished name includes dc=company,dc=com by default.

Caution

The OpenKM integration with LDAP has two steps. In the first step, configure OpenKM to retrieve the list of users and roles from the LDAP. This list is cached for 30-45 minutes by OpenKM to prevent overloading the LDAP server. You can clean the cache from Administration > Tools > Cache stats. In the second step, configure login; this configuration always works in real time.

Step 1 - configuration parameters

Caution

We suggest logging in to OpenKM with the admin URL (for example http://localhost:8080/openkm/admin/index) because in the next steps it will be necessary to restart the OpenKM service and you will not want to lose administrative access.

The first action should be to modify the principal.adapter parameter value and restart the OpenKM service. Because the session ID is kept in the browser, you should not lose the login after the service is restarted and can continue working in the administration. After this change, the users and roles lists will be empty in the administration. Until the next parameters are successfully configured, these lists will remain empty.

Go to Administration > Configuration parameters:

Field / Property	Type	Description
principal.adapter	String	The parameter has been deprecated since version 8.1.12. com.openkm.plugin.principal.LdapPrincipalAdapter
system.login.lowercase	String	true
principal.ldap.server	String	ldap://192.168.xxx.xxx:389
principal.ldap.security.principal	String	CN=Administrator,OU=OPENKM,DC=company,DC=com
principal.ldap.security.credentials	String	password
principal.ldap.referral	String	follow
principal.ldap.users.from.roles	Boolean	false
principal.ldap.user.attribute	String	sAMAccountName
principal.ldap.user.search.base	List	DC=company,DC=com
principal.ldap.user.search.filter	String	(objectclass=user)
principal.ldap.username.attribute	String	cn
principal.ldap.username.search.base	String	DC=company,DC=com
principal.ldap.username.search.filter	String	(&(objectClass=person)(sAMAccountName={0}))
principal.ldap.mail.attribute	String	mail
principal.ldap.mail.search.base	String	DC=company,DC=com
principal.ldap.mail.search.filter	String	(&(objectClass=person)(sAMAccountName={0}))
principal.ldap.role.attribute	String	cn
principal.ldap.role.search.base	List	DC=company,DC=com
principal.ldap.role.search.filter	String	(objectclass=group)
principal.ldap.roles.by.user.attribute	String	memberOf
principal.ldap.roles.by.user.search.base	String	DC=company,DC=com
principal.ldap.roles.by.user.search.filter	String	(&(objectClass=person)(sAMAccountName={0}))
principal.ldap.users.by.role.attribute	String	member
principal.ldap.users.by.role.search.base	String	DC=company,DC=com
principal.ldap.users.by.role.search.filter	String	(&(objectClass=group)(CN={0}))

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}

Caution

After updating the openkm.properties file, you must restart the OpenKM service for the changes to take effect.

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>