LDAP field mapping to CAS

Mapping the LDAP attributes to CAS fields provides a way to cross-reference the attributes received from the LDAP server with the corresponding fields for the user account in the CAS database. When a user logs in and is authenticated based on the LDAP configuration, CAS looks up the LDAP attributes mapping and imports the correct fields into the user’s account. CAS updates the fields with every authentication if the field has changed. For example, if the LDAP attribute for the CAS department field has changed since the user last logged in, the CAS department field will be populated with the new corresponding attribute.

An LDAP server does not need to be added to the LDAP synchronization dialog box for field mapping.