PingDirectory

Syncing passwords to PingOne

To sync passwords with PingOne, the PingDirectory server maps the userPassword attribute to the password attribute through a direct attribute mapping. (IBM Security Directory and the IBM Tivoli Directory servers return the userPassword attribute value as userPassword;binary.)

About this task

To sync passwords from thePingDirectory server to PingOne:

Steps

  • To create a direct attribute mapping, run the following.

    dsconfig create-attribute-mapping \
--map-name PingDirectory_to_PingOne_User_Map \
--mapping-name password \
--type direct \
--set from-attribute:userPassword

    The PingDataSync server can synchronize passwords that have been encrypted by PingDirectory server or a hashed version of the password, depending on how an administrator chooses to store passwords on PingDirectory server.

  • To sync passwords from a generic relational database management system (RDBMS), create a direct attribute mapping with the from-attribute being whichever attribute the RDBMS uses to store the password.

    RDBMS passwords cannot be encrypted and should be hashed with a scheme that PingDirectory server recognizes.

    The PingDataSync server cannot synchronize passwords between PingOne systems, because PingDataSync cannot retrieve passwords from PingOne.

    Example:

    In the following example, the RDBMS uses the dbPassword attribute to store the password.

    dsconfig create-attribute-mapping \
--map-name Generic_RDBMS_to_PingOne_User_Map \
--mapping-name password \
--type direct \
--set from-attribute:dbPassword