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Khidzir_MN
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Staff
December 15, 2025

Technical Tip: How to verify LDAP remote server group authentication user

Description This article describes how to verify the LDAP Remote Server Group Authentication user.
Scope FortiWeb and FortiWeb-VM.
Solution

Step 1: Configure Group Authentication for the LDAP Server accordingly.
Step 2: Select the Test LDAP button.

 

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Step 3: Input the respective Username and Password and select OK.

If the user is in the configured Windows AD group, 'Operation successful' will be prompted.

 

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If the user is not in the configured Windows AD group, 'Failed to search user DN' will be prompted.

 

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Related documents:
Offloading HTTP authentication and authorization

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