Installing and customizing the LDAP authentication support module

Before you can use the HCL Informix® LDAP Authentication Module to create your authentication module, you must have an LDAP server and the LDAP client-side system. Examples of LDAP systems are IBM® Security Directory Server and openLDAP.

Your LDAP client-side system typically includes LDAP libraries and header files. These libraries and header files are required to compile the LDAP module.

To customize the LDAP Authentication Support module:

Customize the pam_ldap.c file that is included with HCL Informix.
Compile the pam_ldap.c file into a DLL and place it in a secure directory.
Tip: Place the pam_ldap.c file in the %INFORMIXDIR%\dbssodir\lib directory.

Your installation also includes a template of a configuration file, pam_ldap_tmpl, for the LDAP module. This configuration file contains site-specific information. You must store site-specific information in this configuration file, because the file enables a single LDAP module to work in different settings.