Setting the Database-to-Directory Authentication Mechanism

Enterprise Manager allows you to set the authentication mechanism that the database uses to authenticate to Oracle Internet Directory. The authentication mechanism can be set to password or SSL.

To set the database-to-directory authentication mechanism:

1. Log in to Enterprise Manager.

2. Click the Server tab. Under the Security section, click Enterprise User Security.

   The Oracle Internet Directory Login page appears.

3. Enter the distinguished name (DN) of a directory user who can administer enterprise users in the User field. Enter the user password in the Password field. Click Login.

   The Enterprise User Security page appears.

4. Click OID Realm Administration.

   The OID Realm Administration page appears. The current DB-OID authentication method is displayed.

5. To change the current DB-OID authentication method, click Change.

   The Realm Configuration page appears.

6. Select Password or SSL under DB-OID Authentication.

7. If all the databases and clients in the realm are release 10g or higher, you can turn off the password verifiers feature. This feature is used by the directory to populate an additional password field for pre-10g databases. To turn off password verifiers, deselect Password Verifiers.

8. Click OK.