Applies to:
Kyvos Enterprise Kyvos Azure Marketplace
Kyvos AWS Marketplace Kyvos Free (
You can import LDAP users from your organization into the Kyvos Manager repository.
To import LDAP users, perform the following steps:
- On the navigation pane, click Kyvos Manager Settings > LDAP.
The LDAP page is displayed, as shown in the following figure.
Kyvos Manager LDAP Configuration - Select the LDAP Enabled checkbox.
- To retrieve LDAP configurations from an existing cluster, select the Cluster Name and LDAP Alias from the corresponding lists.
Enter details in the displayed fields as:
Parameter/Field
Comments/Description
Directory Type Select the directory type from the list. Username Attribute Specify the username attribute for the LDAP account. Host Name Enter the hostname or IP address of the authentication directory server. Port Enter is the port on which the directory server is listening. User DN Enter is a unique name for the user that the application will use when connecting to the directory server. For example, cn=user,dc=domain,dc=name for user@domain.name. Password Enter the password for the user.
NOTE: If not specified, the last provided password will be used. To change, enter a new password.Use Secure Layer
Select this check box if SSL is configured. You will have to upload the SSL certificate for this.
SSL Certificate
Upload the SSL certificate file for use with the authentication directory.
Base DN
Enter the name that the application will use when connecting to the directory server.
If you are searching for users in the Admin department of example.com, then the Base DN would be dc=example,dc=com, and the User DN would be cn=admin,dc=example,dc=com.
If you have a group within in the admin called ITadmin, then the User DN would be cn=admin,ou=ITadmin,dc=example,dc=com.
Additional Group DN
Enter the additional group DN details (if any).
Additional User DN
Enter the additional user DN details (if any).
Group Filter
Enter the details of group filters (if any).
User Filter
Enter the details of user filters (if any).
Show sync and timeout settings Click to specify the sync and timeout settings:
- Import Users As: Select the default role for all users being imported from the LDAP.
- Read Timeout: Specify the timeout interval (in seconds) for reading data from LDAP.
- Search Timeout: Specify the timeout interval (in seconds) for searching new data from LDAP.
- Connection Timeout: Specify the timeout interval (in seconds) for connecting to the LDAP directory.
- Custom Attributes: If needed, add custom attributes for users being imported from LDAP.
Click the Validate button to authenticate and verify the LDAP configurations.