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LDAP Certificate

LDAP certificates are used to secure the connection to an LDAP server (eDirectory or Active Directory). Imaging Toolkit uses LDAP for Zim authentication and for Active Directory operations such as joining the domain.

The File Library supports importing the following LDAP certificate types:

• Microsoft Active Directory (.DER) root certificate
• NetIQ eDirectory (.DER) root certificate

The following tasks can be performed with LDAP Certificates.

• Importing
• Renaming
• Open Folder in Windows Explorer
• Deleting

Importing

The following are steps to import LDAP Certificate media into the File Library.

1. Do one of the following:
   • Click the Add LDAP Certificate button in the Task View.
     
     OR
     
   • Right-click the LDAP Certificates folder in the File Library and select New LDAP Certificate.
     
   
   The Import Wizard opens.
2. Click the Browse button and select the LDAP certificate .DER file.
3. Uncheck the Copy source files to File Library if the source path is on your local machine.
   
4. Click Next.
5. At the import confirmation window click Yes to import the media.
   
   

   Note: If you receive the error message "LDAP Certificate (DER) media was unrecognised", verify the import path and retry the import.

6. Click Finish to close the Import Wizard.

Open Folder in Windows Explorer

The following are steps to open the source folder of a previously imported LDAP certificate.

1. Right-click the LDAP certificate and select Open Folder in Windows Explorer.
   
   Windows Explorer opens.

Renaming

The following are steps to rename a previously imported LDAP certificate.

1. Do one of the following:
   • Right-click the LDAP certificate and select Rename.
     
     OR
     
   • Select the LDAP certificate then click the description once.

   Note: To restore the default description perform the rename using an empty string.

Deleting

The following are steps to delete a previously imported LDAP certificate from the File Library.

1. Right-click the LDAP certificate and select Delete.
   
   

   Note: If the media was imported with the Copy source files to File Library option enabled the copied media files will be deleted.