Configuration

Define the environment variables to configure the LDAP client:

• url: LDAP server URL, e.g., ldap://127.0.0.1:1389
• userBase: Base for user searches, e.g., dc=example,dc=com
• authorizedGroups: Comma-separated list of authorized groups

Example configuration:

const config = {
    url: process.env.LDAP_URL,
    userBase: process.env.LDAP_USER_BASE,
    authorizedGroups: process.env.LDAP_AUTHORIZED_GROUPS
};

Usage

Connecting to the LDAP Server

Import the LDAP client and create an instance of the LdapClient class with the configured settings.

const LdapClient = require('ldap-client-connector');
const client = new LdapClient(config);
await client.connect();

User Authentication

Use the bind method to authenticate a user by providing their username and password.

async function authenticateUser(username, password) {
    try {
        await client.bind(username, password);
        console.log('User successfully authenticated!');
    } catch (error) {
        console.error('Authentication failed:', error);
    }
}

Retrieving User Information

After successful authentication, retrieve user information such as groups and email.

const groups = await client.getUserGroups(username);
const email = await client.getUserEmail(username);
console.log('User Groups:', groups);
console.log('User Email:', email);

Authorization Check

Verify if the user is part of any authorized groups:

if (client.isAuthorized(groups)) {
    console.log('User is authorized.');
} else {
    console.log('User is not authorized.');
}

Disconnecting

When done, disconnect from the LDAP server.

await client.unbind();

Complete Documentation

For a comprehensive list of methods and configuration options, refer to the LdapClient documentation, to see it start a live server from the index.html inside the docs/ folder.