LDAP Directory Services
In this chapter, we will review the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) and learn how it can be integrated into a Spring Security-enabled application to provide authentication, authorization, and user information.
During the course of this chapter, we will cover the following topics:
- Learning some of the basic concepts related to the LDAP protocol and server implementations
- Configuring a self-contained LDAP server within Spring Security
- Enabling LDAP authentication and authorization
- Understanding the model behind LDAP search and user matching
- Retrieving additional user details from standard LDAP structures
- Differentiating between LDAP authentication methods and evaluating the pros and cons of each type
- Explicitly configuring Spring Security LDAP using Spring bean declarations
- Connecting to external LDAP directories
- Exploring the built-in support for Microsoft AD
- We will also explore how to customize Spring...
