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Vault docs: remove deprecated tutorial reference (#1087)
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Manage credentials for IBM Db2 using Vault's LDAP secrets engine.
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# IBM db2
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# IBM Db2
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Access to Db2 is managed by facilities that reside outside the Db2 database system. By
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default, user authentication is completed by a security facility that relies on operating
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system based authentication of users and passwords. This means that the lifecycle of user
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identities in Db2 aren't capable of being managed using SQL statements and Vault's
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database secrets engine.
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External facilities outside the Db2 database system manage access to Db2. By default, a security facility authenticates users by relying on operating system-based authentication of users and passwords. This means you cannot manage the user identities lifecycle in Db2 using SQL statements with Vault's database secrets engine.
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To provide flexibility in accommodating authentication needs, Db2 ships with authentication
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[plugin modules](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/db2/11.5?topic=ins-ldap-based-authentication-group-lookup-support)
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for Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP). This enables the Db2 database manager to
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authenticate users and obtain group membership defined in an LDAP directory, removing the
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requirement that users and groups be defined to the operating system.
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requirement to define users and groups in the operating system.
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Vault's [LDAP secrets engine](/vault/docs/secrets/ldap) can be used to manage the lifecycle
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of credentials for Db2 environments that have been configured to delegate user authentication
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You can use Vault's [LDAP secrets engine](/vault/docs/secrets/ldap) to manage the lifecycle
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of credentials for Db2 environments configured to delegate user authentication
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and group membership to an LDAP server.
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## Tutorial
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Refer to the [IBM Db2 Credential Management](/vault/tutorials/secrets-management/ibm-db2-openldap)
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tutorial to learn how to use Vault to manage both static and dynamic credentials for access to Db2.

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