The correct answer is Sync Registrations . In Forcepoint DSPM, Active Directory users are imported through Keycloak User Federation . The Forcepoint DSPM administration workflow directs administrators to access Keycloak, select the gv realm, navigate to User Federation , and add an LDAP provider for AD integration.
In Keycloak LDAP configuration, READ_ONLY edit mode means Keycloak can read LDAP-backed user data, but it cannot modify mapped LDAP attributes such as username, email, first name, last name, or passwords. Keycloak’s own administration guide states that READ_ONLY prevents user attribute changes and password updates, while WRITABLE mode is the mode that allows changes to be synchronized back to LDAP.
That makes Sync Registrations irrelevant in READ_ONLY mode because Sync Registrations is specifically used when newly created Keycloak users should also be added to LDAP. Since READ_ONLY mode prevents Keycloak from writing new or modified user objects back to LDAP, registration synchronization has no useful effect in that configuration. By contrast, Import users , Periodic full sync , and Periodic changed users sync remain relevant because they are read-oriented synchronization mechanisms that bring LDAP/AD identities into DSPM’s Keycloak-backed identity layer. References/topics: Keycloak User Federation, LDAP Edit Mode, READ_ONLY Mode, AD Import, Synchronization Settings .
