FP1: Transparent LDAP authentication and group lookup is supported (Linux and UNIX)

DB2® Version 9.7 supports transparent LDAP on the AIX® operating system which is a new option for implementing LDAP-based authentication and group lookup. Starting with DB2 V9.7 Fix Pack 1, transparent LDAP support has now been extended to the Linux, HP-UX, and Solaris operating systems.

Transparent LDAP authentication and group lookup allows you to use LDAP-based authentication without having to first configure the DB2 environment using the DB2 LDAP security plug-ins. You can configure DB2 instances to authenticate users and acquire their groups through the operating system. The operating system will, in turn, perform the authentication and groups acquisition through an LDAP server. To enable transparent LDAP authentication, set the DB2AUTH registry variable to OSAUTHDB.

As of DB2 V9.7, transparent LDAP authentication, Kerberos authentication and group lookup are supported on AIX.