Directory Services 7.4.3

HTTP Basic DN Authorization Mechanism

The HTTP Basic DN Authorization Mechanism is used to define static authorization.

Parent

The HTTP Basic DN Authorization Mechanism object inherits from HTTP Authorization Mechanism.

HTTP Basic DN Authorization Mechanism properties

You can use configuration expressions to set property values at startup time. For details, see Property value substitution.

Basic Properties Advanced Properties

alt-authentication-enabled
alt-password-header
alt-username-header
enabled

java-class

Basic properties

Use the --advanced option to access advanced properties.

alt-authentication-enabled

Synopsis

Specifies whether user credentials may be provided using alternative headers to the standard 'Authorize' header.

Default value

false

Allowed values

true

false

Multi-valued

No

Required

Yes

Admin action required

None

Advanced

No

Read-only

No

alt-password-header

Synopsis

Alternate HTTP headers to get the user’s password from.

Default value

None

Allowed values

A string.

Multi-valued

No

Required

No

Admin action required

None

Advanced

No

Read-only

No

alt-username-header

Synopsis

Alternate HTTP headers to get the user’s name from.

Default value

None

Allowed values

A string.

Multi-valued

No

Required

No

Admin action required

None

Advanced

No

Read-only

No

enabled

Synopsis

Indicates whether the HTTP Authorization Mechanism is enabled.

Default value

None

Allowed values

true

false

Multi-valued

No

Required

Yes

Admin action required

None

Advanced

No

Read-only

No

Advanced properties

Use the --advanced option to access advanced properties.

java-class

Synopsis

Specifies the fully-qualified name of the Java class that provides the HTTP Basic DN Authorization Mechanism implementation.

Default value

org.opends.server.protocols.http.authz.HttpBasicDnAuthorizationMechanism

Allowed values

A Java class that extends or implements:

  • org.opends.server.protocols.http.authz.HttpAuthorizationMechanism

Multi-valued

No

Required

Yes

Admin action required

None

Advanced

Yes

Read-only

No