When the Server Accesses Externally Defined Information

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Integration Server obtains externally defined information in the following circumstances:

To authenticate clients

To determine if an ACL allows or denies an action

Note: Client requests that require Integration Serverto access a central user directory or an LDAP directory may take longer to complete than those that do not.