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Sun Java System Directory Proxy Server 5 2004Q2

> Network Group Forwarding View Operations Tab
> Directory Proxy Server network groups describe how to identify an LDAP client, and the restrictions to enforce for clients that match that group. Clients are initially identified into a group based on the network address from which they connect. They may change their group after a successful bind.

> Network groups are tested in the descending order of priority, specified by their placement in the Network Group window. In this window, groups on the bottom of the list have less priority than those towards the top. If no groups are found to match a client, the client's request will be rejected. There must be at least one group entry in the configuration specification.

> Clients are identified to belong to this network group based on their IP address and/or domain name.

> Once Directory Proxy Server has accepted a connection from the client and matched a group, it will wait for the client to send the LDAP bind request. Directory Proxy Server uses the "Client DN," "Permit anonymous binds," "Permit simple binds," and "Permit SASL binds" to determine whether to pass the bind request to the server, or reject the bind request and close the client's connection.

> If the client's bind passes enabled tests, Directory Proxy Server will forward it to the server. If the server accepts the bind, the connection is established. If, however, the server returns an error indication for the bind request, Directory Proxy Server will forward the error indication to the client, and then close the connection to the client, if the client was using LDAPv2.

> This tab controls which operations are forwarded. After a successful bind, Directory Proxy Server by default forwards search and compare requests. Directory Proxy Server also recognizes the unbind request, and closes the connection to the server.

> Group name. Enter the group name that specifies the name of the group. This value must be unique within the set of groups. This value must be present as it forms the RDN of entries of this class

> Enable. By default, this option is selected for you. Deselect it to disable a group in a configuration. For a group to be part of Directory Proxy Server configuration, this option must be selected.

> Permit search operations. By default, "Permit search operations" is enabled. Directory Proxy Server will not forward search requests to the server if "Permit search operations" is disabled.

> Permit compare operations. By default, "Permit compare operations" is enabled. Directory Proxy Server will not forward compare requests to the server if "Permit compare operations" is disabled.

> Permit add, delete, modify, modify DN, and extended operations. By default, Directory Proxy Server does not forward add, modify, delete, modify DN, or extended operations requests. To permit forwarding of these operations, enable the appropriate operation to be allowed.

> Note that you must enable "Permit extended operations" if you want your clients to be able to negotiate Start TLS.

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