SAP NetWeaver Portal Security - Integration with Windows Active Directory

[Former Member]

Is it possible to integrate SAP NetWeaver Portal Security with Windows Active Directory?

[tim_alsop]

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[Former Member]

Yes. There are multiple third party Integrated Windows Authentication providers in the [SAP EcoHub|http://ecohub.sdn.sap.com/irj/ecohub/solutions?query=%22integratedwindowsauthentication%22] and NetWeaver provides an integrated [SPNEGO login module|http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/43/4bd58c6c5e5f34e10000000a1553f6/frameset.htm].

Thanks!

Kyle

[Former Member]

Short answer is Yes. There are numerous posts/articles/help documents on this very topic. Search around or refer to some of the links below (just a few examples).

Forum Posts:

/thread/58801 [original link is broken]

Articles:

http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/index?rid=/library/uuid/c07649af-0dd8-2b10-c3a0-9417b7bb6456

http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/index?rid=/library/uuid/bc72b890-0201-0010-3a8d-e31e3e266893

Thanks,

Matt

[Former Member]

Hi Chandrika,

Portal can always be synchronized with any directory service. Then the users data is pushed from this directory service to Portal using LDAP. So the answer is yes.

Regards,

Sneha Vyas.

[tim_alsop]

>

> Hi Chandrika,
> 
> Portal can always be synchronized with any directory service. Then the users data is pushed from this directory service to Portal using LDAP. So the answer is yes. 
However, passwords cannot be synchronized using LDAP, so it is common to use sync for non password information of users, and then change the authentication method to use Kerberos, as described in previous posts.
> 
> Regards,
> Sneha Vyas.