Configure the LDAP servers that the BlackBerry MDS Connection Service uses to retrieve certificates

You can create a user name and password so that the BlackBerry MDS Connection Service can authenticate to LDAP servers on behalf of BlackBerry devices.

If you change the LDAP port number or host server information, you must stop and restart the BlackBerry MDS Connection Service so that the BlackBerry MDS Connection Service can use the new port number or host server information immediately.

  1. In the BlackBerry Administration Service, on the Servers and components menu, expand BlackBerry Solution topology > BlackBerry Domain > Component view.
  2. Click MDS Connection Service.
  3. On the LDAP tab, click Edit component.
  4. Perform one of the following tasks:

    Task

    Steps

    Create an LDAP server configuration.

    1. In the Name field, type the LDAP server name.
    2. In the Service URL field, type the web address for the server.
    3. In the Settings section, configure the LDAP server settings.
    4. Click the Add icon.

    Change an existing LDAP server configuration.

    1. Click the Edit icon beside the LDAP server.
    2. In the Settings section, change the LDAP server settings.
    3. Click the Update icon.
  5. Click Save all.
After you finish:
  • To configure the BlackBerry MDS Connection Service to retrieve the status of certificates, configure the OCSP and CRL server information.
  • Add the communication information that you configured for the LDAP server to the BlackBerry MDS Connection Service configuration set.