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The screenshot below shows the users area of the Provider Specific tab.
For more information about configuring authentication providers in Oracle WebLogic Server, see Oracle Fusion Middleware Securing Oracle WebLogic Server.
10. Click Save.
11. At the main Settings for myrealm page, display the Providers tab, then display
the Authentication sub-tab.
12. Click Reorder. to display the Reorder Authentication Providers page.
13.
Select MyOIDDirectory and use the arrow buttons to move it into the first position in the list, then click OK.
General GUID attribute
The attribute used to define object GUIDs in OID.
orclguid
Note : You should not normally
change this default value, however, if you do, you must also specify the
changed value in Fusion Middleware Control, as described in the task
Section 3.2.5, Configuring the GUID Attribute in the Identity Store
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Section Name Field Name
Description
Using Alternative Authentication Providers 3-9
The screenshot below shows the re-ordered list of authentication providers.
14. Click DefaultAuthenticator in the Name column to display the Settings for
DefaultAuthenticator page.
15. Display the Configuration\Common tab, and use the Control Flag list to select
SUFFICIENT, then click Save.
16. In the Change Center, click Activate Changes.
17.
Restart Oracle WebLogic Server.
3.2.3.2 Configuring Oracle Business Intelligence to use Active Directory as the Authentication Provider
This procedure illustrates how to reconfigure your Oracle Business Intelligence installation to use Active Directory.
The example data in this section uses a fictional company called XYZ Corporation that wants to set up WNA SSO for Oracle Business Intelligence for their internal users.
This example uses the following information:
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Active Directory Domain The XYZ Corporation has an AD domain, called xyzcorp.com, which authenticates
all the internal users. When users log into the corporate network from Windows computers, the log into the AD domain. The domain controller is addc.xyzcor.cop,
which controls the AD domain.
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Oracle BI EE WebLogic domain The XYZ Corporation has a WebLogic domain called bifoundation_domain
default name installed on a network server domain called bieesvr1.xyz2.com.
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System Administrator and Test user
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The following system administrator and domain user test the configuration:
– System Administrator user
Jo Smith login=jsmith, hostname=xyz1.xyzcorp.com
– Domain user
Bob Jones login=bjones hostname=xyz47.xyzcorp.com
To configure Oracle Business Intelligence to use Active Directory as the Authentication Provider:
1. Login to Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console, and click Lock Edit
