ldap_search() question

"Schechter, Ricky" <RSchechter@jonesknowledge.com> 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? Thank you!

Hi Ricky, Apologies if someone's already answered this, I get php-general in digest form and havn't seen an answer yet. Dunno if this is the standard way of authenticating via LDAP, but where I am I try to bind to the LDAP directory using the user's name and password. If it works, they're a valid user -- I can then release the binding, reconnect anonymously, and get the info I want about them.. Eventually I plan on moving to LiveUser (all these great packages weren't around when I built my system!) Cheers Daniel -- = Daniel Baird ============================ JCU Bookshop = = Systems Administrator James Cook University = = dan@bookshop.jcu.edu.au Townsville Q 4811 = = http://bookshop.jcu.edu.au ================= Australia =