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Add ASP.NET data store

In the SecureAuth® Identity Platform, you can add a ASP.NET database to the data store to assert or manage user identity information.

Prerequisites

Process

There are two parts to adding a data store in the Identity Platform — (1) adding the data store and (2) mapping the data store properties.

Step 1: Add an ASP.NET data store

The first part of adding an ASP.NET data store is configuring the data store name, connections, credentials, and search attributes.

  1. On the left side of the Identity Platform page, click Data Stores.

  2. Select the Data Stores tab.

  3. Click Add a Data Store.

  4. On the Add a Data Store page, start with the following configurations, depending on your deployment type.

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    Settings in hybrid deployments

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    Settings in cloud deployments

    Data Store Name

    Set the name of the data store.

    Connection Type

    Set to ASPNET DB.

    Use this directory for user membership validation

    Appears only in hybrid deployments

    Use one of the following options:

    • On – Enable membership validation; use the directory to search for the user's membership in a user group.

      This means the directory is a Membership Store, containing the password to validate with the username.

      After the data store is saved, this field is the Membership Store label shown on the View Summary.

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      A common use case for a Membership Store would be to have a directory with username and password information (and maybe some profile information), and then have a second directory or database used to store and access data that the Identity Platform writes to the directory (such as device recognition, device enrollment, push notification tokens, and so on).

    • Off – Disable membership validation; use the directory to search only for the user profile information.

      This means the directory is only used to find the username and profile information (such as phone number, email address, device recognition profiles, OATH tokens, and so on).

    Group of connectors

    Appears only in cloud deployments

    Assign this data store to a SecureAuth Connector group.

    To learn more about Connector groups, see Manage SecureAuth Connector groups.

  5. In the Connection String section, set the connection string to the ASP.NET data store.

    Connection String

    By default, the values in the Data Source and Initial Catalog fields auto-populate this Connection String.

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    To manually enter the connection string, click the advanced mode link.

    The format for the connection string is:

    Data Source=[ServerName];Initial Catalog=[DatabaseName];Persist Security Info=true;Integrated Security=false;

    Data Source

    Fully qualified domain name or IP address of the ASP.NET database instance to which to connect.

    For example, 111.22.33.444\aspnetdb.

    Initial Catalog

    The initial catalog name (or database name).

    For example, aspnetdb.

    Enable Integrated Security

    Move the slider to indicate whether to enable integrated security for a secure connection.

    Persist Security Info

    Move the slider to indicate whether to persist security information such as the password in the connection string.

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  6. In the Credentials section, provide the user ID and password to log in credentials to access the ASP.NET data store.

    Enter Service Account Credentials

    If you select this option, enter the following fields:

    • User ID – ASP.NET user ID for the service account login

    • Password – Password for the service account login

    Test the data store connection by clicking Test Credentials.

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    Use CyberArk Vault for Credentials

    If you select this option, enter at least one field for the service account login:

    • Username – User name of machine to be scanned by CyberArk Application Identity Manger (AIM). This information appears on the Account Details page of the CyberArk Password Vault Web Access (PVWA) Admin Console.

    • Address – Address of machine to be scanned by AIM.

    • Safe – Name of Access Control Safe where credentials are stored.

    • Folder – Name of folder where account resides (by default, it is the root folder).

    • Object – Unique identifier Object name for the account.

    Test the data store connection by clicking Test Credentials.

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  7. In the Advanced Settings section, set the the application name as defined in the ASP.NET database configuration.

    For example, /SecureAuth

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  8. Click Continue.

    The Map Data Store Properties page opens.

Step 2: Map the ASP.NET data store properties

The second part of adding an ASP.NET data store is mapping the data store properties.

Each user is uniquely identified by profile data that is read from or stored in your directories and databases.

The Identity Platform does not store user profiles, so your ASP.NET data store attributes must be mapped to Identity Platform profile properties to be read and updated in the directory by the Identity Platform. The directory attribute mapped to the property is retrieved only when required for authentication or assertion purposes.

For more information about how data store profile properties are stored for on-premises, hybrid, or cloud Identity Platform deployments, see List of stored profile field properties.List of stored profile field properties

Refer to the following table about attribute mapping and other information.

Column

Description

Name and ASP.NET Field

The profile property mappings are set by the ASP.NET database configuration.

Writable

You cannot modify the Writable properties for the ASP.NET data store on the Identity Platform UI. Refer to your database provider for this configuration.

Use Cloud Storage

Available only in cloud deployments.

Store values in Aux IDs to the cloud profile database. When you select this check box, enter a description about the purpose of the Aux ID.

To learn more, see How to set up Aux ID for cloud storage.

Data Format

For cloud deployments, certain profile properties (for example, Push Notification Tokens, Behavioral Biometrics, and Device Profiles) are generated and used by SecureAuth, and stored in the SecureAuth cloud database.

Selection options listed below may vary depending on your Identity Platform deployment:

  • plain text – store data as regular, readable text (default)

  • standard encryption – store and encrypt data using RSA encryption

  • advanced encryption – store and encrypt data using AES encryption

  • standard hash – store and encrypt data using SHA-256 hash