Applies to ONTAP 9.8+ ONTAP System Manager Active Directory (AD) LDAPS (LDAP over SSL or TLS) Answer Yes, if use-start-tls-for-ad-ldap is set to true on the tunnel SVM, ONTAP System Manager can be aut...Applies to ONTAP 9.8+ ONTAP System Manager Active Directory (AD) LDAPS (LDAP over SSL or TLS) Answer Yes, if use-start-tls-for-ad-ldap is set to true on the tunnel SVM, ONTAP System Manager can be authenticated using LDAP over TLS. By enabling use-start-tls-for-ad-ldap, LDAP communication will be secured using STARTTLS, allowing for authentication via LDAPS. Additional Information How to configure System Manager for authentication using domain user or group