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Stats

Version

0.2

Wheels Compatibility

1.0.5

Downloads

202

Last Updated

September 21, 2010

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Active Directory

Add helper function(s) to use with Microsoft's Active Directory

Author

Jonah Chanticleer

Project Home

http://github.com/jchanticleer/Active-Directory-CFWheels-Plugin

Description

ActiveDirectory

Version 0.2

ActiveDirectory is a plugin for the CFWheels framework that adds the helper function(s) detailed below, allowing developers to interact with Microsoft Active Directory Services.

ActiveDirectoryAuthenticateUser

Description

Authenticate domain, username and password against a Microsoft Windows Domain Controller via LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol).

Returns

A boolean value, with True indicating the user was successfully authenticated.

Dependencies

None.

History

version 0.1 - Initial implementation/proof of concept.

version 0.2 - Added port parameter so developer can override default value when necessary. Added index.cfm (this document). Reduced potential overhead by using mixin=controller.

Function Syntax

ActiveDirectoryAuthenticateUser (username, password, domain, start, server, [port] )

Parameters

Parameters Description
username (required) the user ID you want to authenticate.
password (required) the password associated with the account you want to authenticate.
domain (required) the Windows domain associated with the account you want to authenticate.
start (required) where to start searching in Active Directory schema, e.g. dc=example,dc=com.
server (required) Name of Active Directory domain controller with LDAP service
port (optional) TCP port, defaults to 389

Usage/Examples

ActiveDirectoryAuthenticateUser(Form.login, Form.password, Form.domain, "dc=example,dc=com", "dc1.example.com")

ActiveDirectoryAuthenticateUser(Form.login, Form.password, Form.domain, "dc=example,dc=com", "dc1.example.com", "3268")

Change Log

Version 0.2—September 21, 2010 Download

  • 0.1 Initial implementation. Proof of concept.
  • 0.2 Initial public release. Added port parameter so developer can override default value when necessary. Added index.cfm (this document). Reduced potential overhead by using mixin=controller.</p>

  • Wheels compatibility: 1.0.5.