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This article describes how the Keycloak user database can be connected to DualShield as an external user directory, in the same way that Active Directory is connected to DualShield. 

Keycloak stores its user directory in a SQL database, and it allows customers to choose one of the commonly used SQL servers, such as Postgres or MySQL, etc. However, Keycloak uses a proprietary database structure to store its user directory. In order to connect the Keycloak user database to DualShield, we need an adapter or converter. As DualShield supports LDAP, we developed a SQL to LDAP converter called DualShield MyVD which is based on an open-source project called MyVD. 

DualShield MyVD can be installed on a Windows or Linux server machine. It is a lightweight software application that has minimal software and hardware requirements:
ComponentDescription
Hardware
  • CPU: Dual Core
  • Memory: 4 GB
  • DISK: 5GB free drisk space
Software

Windows

  • Windows 2012/R2
  • Windows 2016
  • Windows 2019
  • Windows 2022

Linux

  • CentOS
  • RedHat
  • Fedora
  • Ubuntu

The article describes how to install DualShield VD on a Windows server.

To install DualShield MyVD, launch its installer "setup-dualshield-myvd-xxxx.yyyy.exe", where xxxx.yyyy is its version and build number.






MyVD Port Number

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Enter the port number that MyVD will be using as its working port

You can simply accept the default port number 10983 unless this port is not available.

Keycloak Database Connection

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Provide the details below in order to make the connection to your Keycloak database and one of the realms

FieldValue
DB Host

Hostname or IP address of the Keycloak database

Currently, DualShield MyVD installer assumes that the database used by KeyCloak is PostgreSQL. You can change it after installation.

DB PortDatabase working port number
DB NameName of the database. 
DB UsernameAdmin username of the database
DB PasswordAdmin password
Base DN

OU must equal the name of the realm in Keycloak that you want to connect to, e.g. "deepnet"

You can change "o=mycompany, c=us" to anything that's appropriate to you, e.g. "o=world, c=com" (O = Organisation Name, C = Country Name)

The installer connects only one realm in Keycloak. You will be able to connect to multiple realms in Keycloak after the installation.







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