com.konakart.blif

Interface LDAPMgrIf

All Known Implementing Classes:

LDAPMgr

public interface LDAPMgrIf

The interface that must be implemented by an LDAP Manager

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	checkCredentials(java.lang.String emailAddr, java.lang.String password) Called if the LDAP module is installed and active.

Method Detail

checkCredentials

int checkCredentials(java.lang.String emailAddr,
                     java.lang.String password)
              throws com.konakart.app.KKException

Called if the LDAP module is installed and active. This method should return:

• A negative number in order for the login attempt to fail. The KonaKart login() method will return a null sessionId
• Zero to signal that this method is not implemented. The KonaKart login() method will perform the credential check.
• A positive number for the login attempt to pass. The KonaKart login() will not check credentials, and will log in the customer, returning a valid session id.

This method may need to be modified slightly depending on the structure of your LDAP. The example works when importing the exampleData.ldif file in the LDAP module jar:

 
 dn: cn=Robert Smith,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com
 objectclass: inetOrgPerson
 cn: Robert Smith
 cn: Robert J Smith
 cn: bob smith
 sn: smith
 uid: rjsmith
 userpassword: rJsmitH
 carlicense: HISCAR 123
 homephone: 555-111-2222
 mail: r.smith@example.com
 mail: rsmith@example.com
 mail: bob.smith@example.com
 description: swell guy
 
 

The code attempts to connect to LDAP using the username, password and URL in the configuration variables set when the module was installed through the admin app.

After having connected, the person object is searched for using the email address of the user. If found we use the "cn" attribute and the password of the user to attempt to bind to LDAP. If the bind is successful, we return a positive number which means that authentication was successful.

Parameters:

emailAddr - The user name required to log in

password - The log in password

Returns:

Returns an integer

Throws:

com.konakart.app.KKException - an unexpected KKException exception