From: Periyasamy Ramachandiran <periyasamy@...>
Date: 2010-06-04T18:18:46+09:00
Subject: Re: Active Directory in Ruby on rails

unknown wrote:
> On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 6:27 AM, Periyasamy Ramachandiran
> <periyasamy@riverstonetech.com> wrote:
>> What is Active Directory authentication?. How to use in Ruby on rails?.
> 
> Using Apache SSPI:
> http://www.zorched.net/2007/06/04/active-directory-authentication-for-ruby-on-rails/
> 
> Using LDAP:
> http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/55450#37973
> 
> A slightly different version using LDAP:
> 
> require 'net/ldap'
> class User
>   def self.authenticate(username, password)
>     return false if username.to_s.size == 0
>     return false if password.to_s.size == 0
> 
>     begin
>       ldap = Net::LDAP.new(
>         :host => AD_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER,
>         :port => 389,
>         :auth => {
>           :method => :simple,
>           :username => "#{username}", # <- AD UPN
>           :password => "#{password}"
>         }
>       )
>     rescue
>       return false
>     end
> 
>     ldap.bind ? User.find_by_login("#{username}") : nil
>   end
> end


Hi,

Great!. It worked for me.


Thanks,
Periyasamy.R
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