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mod_s2s_auth_monkeysphere: Oh, this doesn't depend on luaunbound
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1 #summary Library module for LDAP
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3 = Introduction =
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5 This module is used by other modules to access an LDAP server. It's pretty useless on its own; you should use it if you want to write your own LDAP-related module, or if you want to use one of mine ([mod_auth_ldap2], [mod_storage_ldap]).
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7 = Installation =
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9 Simply copy ldap.lib.lua into your Prosody installation's plugins directory.
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11 = Configuration =
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13 Configuration for this module (and all modules that use it) goes into the _ldap_ section of your prosody.cfg.lua file. Each plugin that uses it may add their own sections; this plugin relies on the following keys:
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15 * hostname - Where your LDAP server is located
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16 * bind_dn - The DN to perform queries as
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17 * bind_password - The password to use for queries
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18 * use_tls - Whether or not TLS should be used to connect to the LDAP server
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19 * user.usernamefield - The LDAP field that contains a user's username
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20 * user.basedn - The base DN for user records
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22 = API =
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24 == ldap.getconnection() ==
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26 Returns an LDAP connection object corresponding to the configuration in prosody.cfg.lua. The connection object is a [http://www.keplerproject.org/lualdap/ LuaLDAP] connection.
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28 == ldap.getparams() ==
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30 Returns the LDAP configuration provided in prosody.cfg.lua. Use this if you want to stick some configuration information for your module into the LDAP section in the configuration file.
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32 == ldap.bind(username, password) ==
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34 Verifies that _username_ and _password_ bind ok. *NOTE*: This does not bind the current LDAP connection to the given username!
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36 == ldap.singlematch(query) ==
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38 Used to fetch a single LDAP record given an LDAP query. A convenience function.
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40 == ldap.filter.combine_and(...) ==
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42 Takes a list of LDAP filter expressions and returns a filter expression that results in the intersection of each given expression (it ANDs them together).
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44 = More Information =
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46 For more information, please consult the README.md file under prosody-modules/mod_lib_ldap.