1. Start LDAP server with following ldif: dn: ou=People,dc=jboss,dc=org objectclass: top objectclass: organizationalUnit ou: People dn: uid=jduke,ou=People,dc=jboss,dc=org objectclass: top objectclass: person objectclass: inetOrgPerson uid: jduke cn: Java Duke sn: Duke userPassword: Password 2. Add outbound connection to standalone.xml <outbound-connections> <ldap search-dn= "uid=admin,ou=system" name= "ldap-connection" search-credential= "secret" url= "ldap: //localhost:10389" /> </outbound-connections> 3. Add ldap security-realm <security-realm name= "ldap-realm" > <authentication> <ldap connection= "ldap-connection" base-dn= "ou=People,dc=jboss,dc=org" username-load= "sn" > <advanced-filter filter= "(uid={0})" /> </ldap> </authentication> </security-realm> 4. Set ldap-realm for http-interface <management-interfaces> <http- interface security-realm= "ldap-realm" > <http-upgrade enabled= " true " /> <socket-binding http= "management-http" /> </http- interface > </management-interfaces> 5. start Application Server and run CLI command ./jboss-cli.sh -c -u=jduke -p=Password ':whoami' { "outcome" => "success" , "result" => { "identity" => { "username" => "jduke" }} } In correct behavior username "Duke" should be assigned.