Use this support matrix as a quick lookup of supported directory features.
Novell eDirectory Features | Supported By Content Platform Engine |
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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
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