LDAP AUthentication
Posted: 2003-06-01
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Authenticates user using LDAP/ADSI
Original Author: Taner Akbulut
Code
Option Explicit
Public gstrLDAPURL As String
Public Function Authenticate(strUserName As String, strPassword As String) As Boolean
On Error Resume Next
Dim conLDAP As ADODB.Connection
Dim strSQL As String
Dim strLDAPConn As String
Dim rsUser As ADODB.Recordset
Set conLDAP = New ADODB.Connection
conLDAP.Provider = "ADSDSOOBject"
strSQL = "Select AdsPath, cn From 'LDAP://" & gstrLDAPURL _
& "' where objectClass='user'" _
& " and objectcategory='person' and" _
& " SamAccountName='" & strUserName & "'"
conLDAP.Provider = "ADsDSOObject"
conLDAP.Properties("User ID") = strUserName
conLDAP.Properties("Password") = strPassword
conLDAP.Properties("Encrypt Password") = True
'open connection + password
conLDAP.Open "DS Query", strUserName, strPassword
'execute LDAP query
Err.Clear
Set rsUser = conLDAP.Execute(strSQL)
'rs will be empty if authentication fail
Authenticate = False
If Err.Number = 0 Then
If Not (rsUser Is Nothing) Then
If Not (rsUser.EOF And rsUser.BOF) Then
Authenticate = True
End If
End If
ElseIf Err.Number = -2147217865 Then
MsgBox "Error in LDAP settings" & vbCrLf _
& "Call Admin"
End If
End Function
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