pldap 0.2 review

Pldap short from PAM LDAP Module is an experimental attempt at writing a new LDAP authentication module for PAM

License: The Apache License 2.0 File size: 290K Developer: Berin Lautenbach

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Pldap short from PAM LDAP Module is an experimental attempt at writing a new LDAP authentication module for PAM. It is currently beta code, and only implements the basic elements of LDAP authentication.

However, it does provide all the elements of a PAM module, and can be used to authenticate and authorise users against an LDAP database.

Here are some key features of "pldap":
Simple bind against a directory to authenticate a user
User defined templates for matching a userid to a DN
Configurable filters for searching groups to authorise a login
Change password capability
TLS security
Support for Linux, NetBSD, FreeBSD and Solaris
Links to both the Solaris and OpenLDAP client libraries

What's New in This Release:
Support for Solaris and FreeBSD
Configure fixes to determine client LDAP libraries
Compile under Redhat FC5
Minor Bug Fixes