Re: ldap_search() question
| From: | Kelly Hallman | Date: | Sun, 23 Nov 2003 19:07:54 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: ldap_search() question | ||
| References: | 1 | Groups: | php.general |
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On Sat, 22 Nov 2003, Schechter, Ricky wrote:
> Do I use ldap_search to authenticate users in LDAP? I can successfully
> search the LDAP and retrieve user's data based on a search criteria like
> (cn=something). If I use (password=somepass) or (userPassword=somepass)
> in the search criteria it comes back with no hits. How should this be
> done? Do I have to encrypt the password somehow?
You probably need to use ldap_compare() to verify the password. Most LDAP
servers won't send back the password field contents. Hope that helps!
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Kelly Hallman
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