It's not my server, we only have access to it. I believe it is not a windows server, more than likely it is running on a UNIX server. Could be Netscape. I work for a large organization, so we have access to it, but have no control over it. Neither are we privy to any specs. :-S
>Yes, we need to know which ldap server. If it's Windows Active >Directory, you don't need to run two queries. You only need to pass the >username/password to the cfldap tag. Windows, by default, allows any >authenticated user to query the directory. If the query works, you have >a valid user. If the query fails, you don't. > >For Windows AD, the username should be formatted as one of: >"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" or "domain\username" > >Other ldap servers may work differently and that is probably why >Macromedia's docs say to run two queries. > >M!ke > >-----Original Message----- >From: Douglas Knudsen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 7:34 PM >To: CF-Talk >Subject: Re: LDAP Authentication > >In my experience, typically you run two LDAP queries for authentication. >In the first you use the UID filed, depends on your LDAP server, to get >teh users DN. THe second query you use this DN and the users password, >if this binds you authed. What LDAP server are you using? > DK > > On 5/10/05, David Critchley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> I was wondering if anyone knows anything about LDAP authentication. >> Examples from macromedia on this subject are very sketchy and I cant >> seem to get mine to work properly. I can query the LDAP server, but I >> am unable to authenticate. Here is my tag info: >> <CFLDAP server="ldapserver" port="389" action="QUERY" name="userauth" >> attributes="uid" start="ou=employees,o=server.com <http://server.com>" > >> maxrows="1"> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:206445 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
