FileNet P8 Platform, Version 5.2.1            

Support matrix (Novell eDirectory)

Use this support matrix as a quick lookup of supported directory features.

Table of Novell eDirectory features that are identified as being supported or not supported by Content Platform Engine.
Novell eDirectory Features Supported By Content Platform Engine
One-way Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Yes
Two-way SSL No
Transport Layer Security (TLS) No
Container types supported Country (C), Organization (O), Organizational Unit (OU), Domain (DC)
Static Groups Yes
Nested Groups Yes (requires eDirectory 8.8 SP3 or later)
Dynamic Groups No
Supported User type (objectClass) Person
Supported Static Group types (objectClass) groupOfNames
Roles No
Follow referrals for Search (for example, User and Group retrieval) No
Support multiple realms Yes
Chaining Yes
Directory aliases No
Restrict to single realm Yes - Just configure one realm in application server
Configurable user short name attribute Yes - Because the short name does not contain realm information, short names must be unique across all your configured domains and realms.
Configurable user display name attribute Yes
Configurable group display name attribute Yes
Configurable group name attribute for persisting Yes. Because the short name does not contain realm information, short names must be unique across all your configured domains and realms.
Multiple authenticating attributes support Yes - See Configure multiple authenticating attributes for details.
Use email attribute as short name Yes - If you set this property as the user short name, you must create an index for the eDirectory Internet Email Address attribute.

Do not use email for group short name

Sorting Yes - Return users and groups in sorted order (ascending only)
Paging/Continuation Yes - Return users and groups page by page. Page continuation happens automatically in the back end.
Server side sorting Yes (Required) - Server Side Sorting (SSS) must be enabled. This is because FileNet® P8 components call on Content Platform Engine to perform searches using a sorted paging mechanism. Note that SSS is normally enabled by default but is sometimes disabled due to concerns with performance.
Typeful and type less name display Typeful name display only
LDAP attributes to read in a group entry when resolving member users and member groups member

Start of changemember for users, groupMember for groups (Content Platform Engine 5.2.1.2-P8CPE-FP002 or later is required) End of change



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