LDAP type data source

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  • Updated July 31, 2025
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    • An LDAP data source is automatically created when you configure your instance to integrate with LDAP.

    LDAP data source example

    Processing a large LDAP request without paging

    When an LDAP server does not support paging, a large request is automatically broken into multiple smaller requests.

    This process is known as "nibbling" the LDAP request. The large request is broken into multiple smaller requests based on the value of the Query field in the LDAP OU definition. This field should specify a unique value such as email address or user ID.

    For example, the following LDAP query might return more than 1000 records.

    (&(objectclass=user)(sn=*))
    In this example, the LDAP server Query field is preferredIdentity. The instance then splits the large request into multiple smaller requests, grouping records based on the preferredIdentity value.
    (&((&((preferredIdentity>=0)(preferredIdentity<=1))))((&(objectclass=user)(sn=*))))
(&((&((preferredIdentity>=1)(preferredIdentity<=2))))((&(objectclass=user)(sn=*))))
(&((&((preferredIdentity>=2)(preferredIdentity<=3))))((&(objectclass=user)(sn=*))))
. . .
(&((&((preferredIdentity>=9)(preferredIdentity<=a))))((&(objectclass=user)(sn=*))))
(&((&((preferredIdentity>=a)(preferredIdentity<=b))))((&(objectclass=user)(sn=*))))
(&((&((preferredIdentity>=b)(preferredIdentity<=c))))((&(objectclass=user)(sn=*))))