How to configure secure LDAP authentication in NuGenesis 8 - WKB999

OBJECTIVE or GOAL

Configure secure LDAP authentication in NuGenesis 8 systems.

ENVIRONMENT

• NuGenesis 8 (SDMS/ELN/LMS) configured for non-secure LDAP authentication

PROCEDURE

1. Obtain certificates for the LDAP server and for the certificate's issuing Certificate authority (CA) servers. Each certificate must be a .CRT file.
2. On SDMS servers:
   1. Copy the .CRT files to the NuGenesis 8.0 installation folder:
      • Drive:\Program Files (x86)\NuGenesis 8.0\Common Files
   2. Restart the SDMS server in put the certificates into effect.
3. On ELN or LMS servers:
   1. Use the attached ImportCert .BAT file to import the certificate into the certificate database used by ELN/LMS.
   2. Restart the NuGenesis ELN Server or NuGenesis LMS Server service.
   3. Use the attached ListCert .BAT script to obtain a list of certificates currently installed in the ELN or LMS server.
4. Certificate expiration:
   1. In SDMS, delete the expired certificate files from the Common Files folder, add the non-expired certificates, and restart the server.
   2. In ELN or LMS, use the RemoveCert .BAT script to remove expired certificates from the server.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION