Configuring LDAP signing - LDAP signing provides enhanced security for network communications between an Active Directory and its clients.

LDAP signing provides enhanced security for network communications between an Active Directory and its clients.

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To configure LDAP signing, perform these steps:

Go to the Control Room installation path.
From the list of files, open the um.properties file with an XML editor such as Notepad++.

Define the um.ad.quality.of.protection property in the um.properties file.

For example, um.ad.quality.of.protection=auth-int

Select one of the following options to define the value of the property.

Option Description

Option	Description
`auth`	Authentication only If secure LDAP (LDAPS) is enabled, this option is used as the default value and this option will work whether required signing is enabled or not. If LDAP and required signing are enabled, this option will not work.
`auth-int`	Authentication and integrity protection This is the default value when LDAPS is not enabled. This option will work whether required signing is enabled or not.
`auth-conf`	Authentication with integrity and privacy protection If required LDAP signing is enabled, configure this option if you want more security such as privacy protection.

auth

Authentication only

If secure LDAP (LDAPS) is enabled, this option is used as the default value and this option will work whether required signing is enabled or not.

If LDAP and required signing are enabled, this option will not work.

auth-int

Authentication and integrity protection

This is the default value when LDAPS is not enabled. This option will work whether required signing is enabled or not.

auth-conf

Authentication with integrity and privacy protection

If required LDAP signing is enabled, configure this option if you want more security such as privacy protection.

Save the file and restart these services: Automation Anywhere Control Room Caching, Automation Anywhere Control Room Messaging, and Automation Anywhere Control Room Service.