{"id":225,"date":"2018-01-24T18:57:50","date_gmt":"2018-01-24T18:57:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/servoycomponents.dreamhosters.com\/?p=225"},"modified":"2021-03-04T21:06:56","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T21:06:56","slug":"ldapclient-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/servoycomponents.com\/components\/plugins\/ldapclient-plugin","title":{"rendered":"LDAP Client Plugin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;OVERVIEW&#8221; i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-home&#8221; i_color=&#8221;custom&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; el_id=&#8221;overview&#8221; i_custom_color=&#8221;#126790&#8243;][vc_column_text]The LDAPclient Plugin for Servoy will give you the ability to\u00a0<strong>log into any LDAP server\u00a0<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Transmission can be\u00a0<strong>secure\u00a0<\/strong>(ssl) and\u00a0<strong>non-secure\u00a0<\/strong>.Connections can by\u00a0<strong>Anonymous\u00a0<\/strong>or\u00a0<strong>Authenticated\u00a0<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1516819861724{border-left-width: 2px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;border-left-color: #1e73be !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}&#8221;]The LDAPclient Plugin will prove its value in environments where an LDAP server is already in use and setting up a security user database for a Servoy solution would mean duplicating the user data from the LDAP server.<br \/>\nIt is under those circumstances that maintenance issues will arise rather sooner than later.<br \/>\nUse the LDAPclient Plugin in combination with solutions as described on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.servoy.com\/display\/public\/DOCS\/Implementing+Security\">Servoy Wiki\u00a0<\/a>and you will have an alternative to the built-in security.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul class=\"square\">\n<li>Connect to an LDAP server<\/li>\n<li>Secure (SSL) and non-secure connections<\/li>\n<li>Anonymous and non-anonymous bind<\/li>\n<li><strong>Create, edit and retrieve\u00a0<\/strong>Entries<\/li>\n<li>Retrieve attributes by name or methodName<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add, edit and delete\u00a0<\/strong>Passwords<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Plugin is tested against\u00a0<strong>Open LDAP\u00a0<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>MS Active Directory\u00ae\u00a0<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Kerio MailServer\u00ae\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Novell eDirectory\u00ae\u00a0<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;BENEFITS&#8221; i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-lightbulb-o&#8221; i_color=&#8221;custom&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; el_id=&#8221;benefits&#8221; i_custom_color=&#8221;#126790&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul class=\"square\">\n<li>To create your own log-in\/security system.<\/li>\n<li>To avoid &#8216;yet another user database&#8217; (and synchronization errors).<\/li>\n<li>To retrieve contacts from an LDAP server.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In short every company with an LDAP server installed will benefit.[\/vc_column_text][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;COMPATIBILITY&#8221; i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-chain-broken&#8221; i_color=&#8221;custom&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; el_id=&#8221;compatibility&#8221; i_custom_color=&#8221;#126790&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"compatibility\" class=\"section scrollspy\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<table class=\"compatibilityt\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/servoy.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/th>\n<th><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/javavm.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/th>\n<th>Smart client<\/th>\n<th>Headless client<\/th>\n<th>Web client<\/th>\n<th>Mobile client<\/th>\n<th>NG client<\/th>\n<th id=\"mac\"><\/th>\n<th id=\"windows\"><\/th>\n<th id=\"linux\"><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>8.0+<\/td>\n<td>1.6+<\/td>\n<td class=\"compat_check\"><\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td class=\"compat_check\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"compat_check\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"compat_check\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"compat_check\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7.0+<\/td>\n<td>1.6+<\/td>\n<td class=\"compat_check\"><\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>n\/a<\/td>\n<td class=\"compat_check\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"compat_check\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"compat_check\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6.1+<\/td>\n<td>1.6+<\/td>\n<td class=\"compat_check\"><\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>n\/a<\/td>\n<td>n\/a<\/td>\n<td class=\"compat_check\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"compat_check\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"compat_check\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Depending on the used LDAP Server (not included) functionality may or may not be available.[\/vc_column_text][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;DOCUMENTATION&#8221; i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-code&#8221; i_color=&#8221;custom&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; el_id=&#8221;documentation&#8221; i_custom_color=&#8221;#126790&#8243;][vc_column_text]We\u00a0<strong>published\u00a0<\/strong>our\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/software.servoycomponents.com\/documentation\/ldapclient\/ldapclient.html\">API Specifications\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>for the LDAPclient Plug-in as a future and current reference.<\/p>\n<p>After downloading the LDAPclient Plug-in using our Components Manager a sample solution {servoy_root}\/solutions\/it2be-examples\/it2be-ldapclient.servoy is installed.<br \/>\nYou can import the sample solution into Servoy Developer and you will have some (basic) code examples of how to use the LDAPclient Plug-in.[\/vc_column_text][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;FAQ&#8221; i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-question-circle&#8221; i_color=&#8221;custom&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; el_id=&#8221;faq&#8221; i_custom_color=&#8221;#126790&#8243;][vc_toggle title=&#8221;What is the difference between getConnection() and isAuthorized()?&#8221;]This method a is used to check if a combination of a users login\/password is authorized to login to the system using simple authentication. Simple authentication consists of sending the LDAP server the fully qualified DN of the client (user) and the client&#8217;s clear-text password.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"mfn-code\">var vResult = isAuthorized(...)<\/pre>\n\n<p>This method creates a connection object (not a live\/open connection) that can be further used for working on the data on the LDAP server.<\/p>\n<p><pre class=\"mfn-code\">var vConnection = getConnection(...)<\/pre>\n[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=&#8221;I think I entered the correct data but I can not seem to connect&#8230;&#8221;]This is one of the most tricky questions!<br \/>\nChances are, when you use this Plugin, that you or your client will have a Network manager.<br \/>\nAsk him\/her, they should know.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately there are too many possible solutions.<\/p>\n<p>A good help for us, during development, was the LDAP Browser.<br \/>\nIt is a (Java) freeware tool and it will give you the base DN once you the url and credentials are correct.<\/p>\n<p>You can find the LDAP Browser\/Editor\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.novell.com\/coolsolutions\/tools\/13765.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">here\u00a0<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Another cool application is JXBrowser, free as well and available\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/jxplorer.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">here\u00a0<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A nice OS X application is available\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.macupdate.com\/app\/mac\/29558\/ldapmanager\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">here\u00a0<\/a>and we found a Windows application\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/download.cnet.com\/LDAP-Browser\/3000-2085_4-10072421.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">here\u00a0<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Last but not least there is also an Eclipse (based) LDAP Browser. 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