Integrate VeraLab with Your Campus LDAP for Seamless, Secure Sign-In
The diagram below illustrates how VeraLab connects to your existing LDAP server. If you already manage student records in a central LDAP directory, VeraLab can plug directly into your IT infrastructure — no duplicate data entry required.
Benefits of VeraLab LDAP Integration
- Students no longer need manual sign-in. Anyone entering the lab can walk up to any available workstation and log in with their campus ID.
- If your LDAP directory stores various user attributes, e.g. alumni, student, staff, faculty, etc., VeraLab can log this information and store it in the database for future reporting and analysis.
- We can further integrate VeraLab with your other databases. For example, if you have a separate Enrollment Database, VeraLab can not only authenticate students, but also verify they are enrolled in the current quarter or semester.
- If your LDAP directory stores expiration dates, VeraLab can display warnings to students whose status expires, for example, in one week. Once a student logs in and VeraLab retrieves their record from the LDAP server, a warning is displayed on-screen automatically.
Sign-in/Sign-out Process
- User logs in to a workstation running VeraLab Guard.
- The user is authenticated against LDAP or the local User Accounts Database. If successful, the workstation unlocks; otherwise, an error message is displayed.
- VeraLab logs the start and end of every user session for monitoring and control. Both successful and failed login attempts are stored in the database and available for reporting.
- The user logs out manually, or is automatically signed out after an idle session timeout (if enabled).
