Active Directory

Active Directory is a directory service developed by Microsoft to manage access to resources in a network. The service runs on a Windows Server.

How to connect to Active Directory on Workato

The Active Directory connector authenticates with LDAP through an on-premise agent (OPA).

CLOUD PROFILE CONFIGURATION

You don't need to edit the OPA's config.yml file when connecting using a Cloud profile.

Complete the following steps to set up your Active Directory connection:

1

Enter a Connection name that identifies which Active Directory instance Workato is connected to.

2

Select an on-premise group if your database runs in a network that does not support direct connection. Ensure your on-premise group has an active on-premise agent.

3

Provide the profile name defined in your OPA's config.yml file in the On-prem LDAP connection profile field. This option is only visible when you select an on-premise group that supports connection profiles.

4

Provide the LDAP URL. Use the format ldap://myserver.example.com:389 for non-SSL connections or ldaps://myserver.example.com:636 for SSL connections.

5

Enter the Username (principal), typically the distinguished name (DN) of an admin user, to authenticate with the LDAP server.

6

Provide the Password (credentials) for LDAP server authentication.

7

Provide the Base DN for LDAP requests. This setting ensures all DNs you use or receive in LDAP operations are relative to this LDAP path.

8

Expand the Configure SSL settings section and configure the following fields if your connection requires SSL encryption:

Configure SSL settings

1

Enter the path for the PEM-encoded certificate or a trusted CA in the Certificate field.

2

Enter the full content of a PEM-encoded client certificate in the SSL certificate field.

3

Enter the private SSL certificate key for mutual SSL setup. This field is required if you specify an SSL certificate.

4

Use the Trust all drop-down menu to enable or disable self-signed certificates.

9

Click Connect to complete the setup. Complete the connection fields and click Connect