Explains how Content Platform Engine performs
LDAP searches by various attributes.
- Get User or Group by Short Name
Iterate through all realms. For each realm:
- Connect to corresponding host.
- Search for the user or group by short name.
- If found, return.
If more than one user or group is found, Content Platform Engine will log an error and
return the first user found. Content Platform Engine requires
that short names be unique across domains.
- Get User or Group by DN
- Resolve the realm name from the DN.
- Connect to corresponding host.
- Search for the user or group by DN.
- Get User or Group by SID
Iterate through all realms. For each realm:
- Connect to corresponding host.
- Search for the user or group by SID.
- If found, return.
- Search Users or Groups in a Given Realm
- Connect to the host corresponding to the specified realm.
- Search for the users or groups by the search criteria.