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Microsoft Active Directory

Microsoft Active Directory (AD) is a directory service that manages users, devices, and resources in a Windows network. It provides authentication, authorization, and centralized management through domain controllers.

Steps to configure Microsoft AD integration​

Prerequisites​

  • Arcanna.ai - Arcanna.ai can be deployed in the cloud (AWS), or on-premise. For setup, you can follow this user guide. For flexibility reasons, Arcanna.ai is exporting the AI processed alerts to an internal Elasticsearch/Opensearch data warehouse, that needs be installed at the same time with Arcanna.ai. You can use an Elasticsearch/Opensearch instance you already have, or a new one dedicated just for Arcanna.ai backend.

  • Access to a Microsoft Active Directory server, and a binding user with sufficient rights for searching the directory

How to connect​

Create the Microsoft AD integration in Arcanna.ai​

  • Go to the Integrations tab
  • Search for Microsoft Active Directory integration and click on it
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  • Fill the integration parameters:

    • Title: Provide a name for the integration
    • Username: The username used for binding and searching the directory
    • Password: Password for the binding user
    • Host: Server hosting the AD Domain Controller
    • Port: Port used for the connection, usually 389 for unencrypted connections or 636 for secure connections
    • SSL Verification: Specify if certificate verification should be enabled
    • Base DN: The path where Arcanna.ai should look for user accounts
    • Arcanna role mappings: Map Arcanna.ai user roles to Active Directory user groups. Users from the specified AD directory will be granted the specified role in Arcanna.ai. See the User Management page for a description of the Arcanna.ai user roles.
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  • Save the integration parameters. Arcanna.ai will verify that the provided parameters and correct and it's able to connect to the server.
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Log in using the Microsoft AD users​

  • Log out of Arcanna.ai. You will be redirected to the Log In page
  • From the Integration dropdown, select the Microsoft AD integration created earlier.
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  • Log in using your AD credentials