Authorization Using LDAP

Authorization

The following diagram illustrates the authorization and authentication flow between IAP and NSO using LDAP.

Figure 1: Authentication and Authorization

1. User groups will be defined manually in IAP. Matching user groups will be added in the LDAP server in the AAA Platform. Customer must have user groups configured on the LDAP server.

2. LDAP server will authenticate the user.

3. LDAP server will authorize the user.

4. Return the groups associated with the user.

5. User receives the authentication token.

6. IAP sends a request to NSO with user and token.

   Multi-Tenancy

   The following steps apply when using multi-tenancy:

7. NSO sends a whoami API request to IAP.

8. IAP returns the group to NSO.

9. NSO checks the NACM rules for the user/group to determine what the user can access.

10. NSO will either accept or reject access.

Note: Multi-tenancy is not required for most implementations.