Hi,

I'd like to know if it is possible to authenticate through LDAP instead of the miniBB database.

Greetz - Francis

miniBB authentication module is separated in bb_cookie.php, difficult to say about LDAP because never gave us such question before. So if you are familiar with LDAP/PHP, maybe just try to look at this file.

I'm attempting to do something similar. Glancing over bb_cookie.php I see on lines 30 and 40 a db_simpleSelect function is used, presumably to authenticate against the mySQL database. If I replace that function on those two lines with my custom authentication routine, is that the only place I need to worry about in order to replace the security mechanism?

Then, I'll need to add the cookie to my site's initial login so that the login credentials are consistent. To do that, what function from miniBB system do I need to run? My guess would be setMyCookie(), still from the bb_cookie.php file?

Just trying to find out if I am on the right path here. My first attempt was not successful, but that could very well be a problem in my other code.

Thanks! Very good looking forum. I'm enjoying playing around with it.
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Justin

I think, bb_login.php is also the file you need to look at - it sets the cookie comparing user input with database.

About cookie function - that's right. That's the only place where you need to set the cookie IN GENERAL. Other scripts using this bb_cookie's PHP function results.

Is there any news about LDAP auth ? that is something i would like to use : to have automatically a user generated when he logs with his LDAP credentials.
Searching i found a project abandonned sourceforge.net/projects/ldapauthmod
that's was for phpBB but perhaps source could help developpers ?

Well, nothing new about LDAP from miniBB developers. It's too expensive tehnology for our modest support.

Thanks for your answer,

can you estimate how many developer/day would be necessary to do such thing, i can try to see with my company if it is not too expansive ?
but your last answer let me think that is something more complicated than it seems...

I don't think it's difficult to develop, if you know something about LDAP principles, already have LDAP system on the fly, and know precisely, what do you want to do. Estimate will take about 80% of time answering these questions, only 20% is actual developing. One good developer is enough.