Integrating Cisco Jabber/LDAP end user passwords

[Sean Grubb]

Okay so the quest is as follows: Currently we have deployed Cisco Jabber 10.6 to a small group of users. Right now it authenticates with LDAP, so whenever they have to update their password for windows, the password changes for Jabber as well. That's all well and good, but if they have saved their password when signing on to Jabber previously, that password does not update to the new password. THAT is what I want to try and find a solution for. I want to know if there is a way to have Jabber pull the new password from LDAP so they don't have to enter the new password and save that.

Thanks,

[Jaime Valencia]

Jabber only connects to LDAP for contact resolution, the actual validation for passwords is proxy via CUCM, just as the UCMuser page.

What you probably want, is SSO.

[Sean Grubb]

I was just reading about that and SAML on this page

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/jabber/10_6/planning-guide/CJAB_BK_CD3376A0_00_cisco-jabber-106-planning-guide/CJAB_BK_CD3376A0_00_cisco-jabber-planning-guide_chapter_0100.html#JABW_CN_P3996F2F_00

I assume it would have to be set up this way?

[Jaime Valencia · Accepted solution]

Correct, otherwise, you'll have to simply instruct users to change the credentials on Jabber if they change their password.

[Sean Grubb]

I appreciate it Jaime. At this point I don't think we have the resources to get something like this setup, but at some point maybe. I appreciate you clearing this up for me.