Create an Active Directory connection.

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Click Create > Connection.

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Search for and select Active Directory on the New connection page.

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Enter a name for your connection in the Connection name field.

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Use the Location drop-down menu to select the project where you plan to store the connection.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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Provide the Password (credentials) for LDAP server authentication.

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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Click Connect. Complete the connection fields and click Connect