Managing Single Sign-On Identity Sources
Single Sign-On Identity Sources integrate authentication databases that can be used by SSO to provide access to vSphere components. An identity source provides user and group authentication information. Users and groups within the identity source can be assigned permissions within the vSphere environment. The default identity source is the vsphere.local domain.
How to do it…
Perform the following steps to create, edit, or remove SSO Identity Sources:
- Access the vSphere Web Client to view the configured Identity Sources tab, as shown in the following screenshot:
- Identity sources are created using Add Identity source. The following screenshot is an example of creating an Active Directory (Integrated Windows Authentication):
How it works…
Identity sources can be configured from the following types:
- Active Directory (Integrated Windows Authentication)
- Active Directory as an LDAP Server
- Open LDAP
- Local OS
Once an identity source is configured, it is...
