[users@httpd] Apache 2.2 mod_authnz_ldap binding

[Erik Froese]

I'm trying to move from apache 2.0 to 2.2 and would like to use the supplied *ldap modules
that are built into apache. I'd like to authenticate against our LDAP but we don't alow anonymous
binds and I'd rather not store an LDAP user's name and pw in an apache conf file to get LDAP
authentication working.

I've had success in the past with mm_mod_auth_ldap from muquit.com with apache 2.0.
MM_mod_auth_ldap allowed apache to try and bind as the name/pw credentials provided by
the browser using the AuthOnBind directive.

Our LDAP directory is rather large (>100,000) and it cuts down on authentication time if we
don't have to go through the normal bind, search/compare/verify uniqueness, close, bind
process that the apache 2.2 module talks about in the docs.

In short, is there a way to make apache 2.2 try to bind to the ldap server with the credentials
provided by the browser and consider itself authenticated if it could bind?

Erik Froese