LDAP Authentication Module
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The LDAP authentication module allows to authenticate users via a LDAP server.
The configuration of the LDAP connection is set in the ``ldap_authentication``
section.
To be activated, the ``ldap`` method must be added to the ``authentications``
methods list of the ``session`` section of the configuration.
Configuration
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uri
---
The LDAP URL to use to connect to the server following the :rfc:`2255`.
It is extended to support `SSL
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Sockets_Layer>`_ and `STARTTLS
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STARTTLS>`_.
The available protocols are:
- ``ldap``: simple LDAP
- ``ldap+tls``: LDAP with STARTTLS
- ``ldaps``: LDAP with SSL
bind_pass
---------
The LDAP password used to bind if needed.
uid
---
The UID Attribute for authentication (default is ``uid``).
create_user
-----------
A boolean to create user if not in the database.
Cédric Krier
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