Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

Description

Identity Operation Services supports an enterprise LDAP service that software applications can use to authenticate users with their VUnetID and ePassword. This directory service is a highly available redundant service integrated with the centralized identity management service. LDAP service points and nodes are located in several areas to support both campus and medical center applications.

Options:

There are several components to Vanderbilt's enterprise LDAP service that applications can leverage.

ePassword LDAP

The ePassword LDAP service supports all VUnetID accounts that are currently affiliated with Vanderbilt. This includes all current students, faculty, staff and others with an active VUnetID. Applications that use this LDAP service can verify a user's VUnetID and ePassword and access additional attributes about the authenticated user.

VUnetID for Life

The VUnetID for Life LDAP service supports all VUnetID accounts created since May of 2009. If your VUnetID was active at that time, your account was automatically created within this service. All future VUnetID accounts will also be added automatically to this service.

Guest LDAP

In response to applications that need user access, for which access is granted without complete verifiable information, a Guest LDAP infrastructure was created. Guest LDAP contains those accounts that are created when a request for access is initiated without the need to create an ePassword account. Guest LDAP is also integrated with other authentication sources, such as Facebook, Windows Live and Google, allowing a more diverse authentication mechanism.

Available to:

Vanderbilt’s LDAP services are available to the Vanderbilt community. Guest LDAP is available to those outside of the Vanderbilt community.

How to get it:

Vanderbilt’s LDAP services are an authentication service that is available to the Vanderbilt community. You can request authentication access at the authentication website.