Using LDAP with ColdFusion

The cfldap tag extends the ColdFusion query capabilities to LDAP network directory services. The cfldap tag lets you use LDAP in many ways, such as the following:

Create Internet White Pages so users can locate people and resources and get information about them.

Provide a front end to manage and update directory entries.

Build applications that incorporate data from directory queries in their processes.

Integrate applications with existing organizational or corporate directory services.

The cfldap tag action attribute supports the following operations on LDAP directories:

Action	Description
query	Returns attribute values from a directory.
add	Adds an entry to a directory.
modify	Adds, deletes, or changes the value of an attribute in a directory entry.
delete	Deletes an entry from a directory.
modifyDN	Renames a directory entry (changes its distinguished name).

Action

Description

query

Returns attribute values from a directory.

add

Adds an entry to a directory.

modify

Adds, deletes, or changes the value of an attribute in a directory entry.

delete

Deletes an entry from a directory.

modifyDN

Renames a directory entry (changes its distinguished name).

The following table lists the attributes that are required and optional for each action. For more information on each attribute, see cfldap in CFML Reference.

Action	Required attributes	Optional attributes
query	server, name, start, attributes	port, username, password, timeout, secure, rebind, referral, scope, filter, sort, sortControl startRow, maxRows, separator, delimiter
add	server, dn, attributes	port, username, password, timeout, secure, rebind, referral, separator, delimiter
modify	server, dn, attributes	port, username, password, timeout, secure, rebind, referral, modifyType, separator, delimiter
modifyDN	server, dn, attributes	port, username, password, timeout, secure, rebind, referral
delete	server, dn	port, username, password, timeout, secure, rebind, referral

Action

Required attributes

Optional attributes

query

server, name, start, attributes

port, username, password, timeout, secure, rebind, referral, scope, filter, sort, sortControl startRow, maxRows, separator, delimiter

add

server, dn, attributes

port, username, password, timeout, secure, rebind, referral, separator, delimiter

modify

server, dn, attributes

port, username, password, timeout, secure, rebind, referral, modifyType, separator, delimiter

modifyDN

server, dn, attributes

port, username, password, timeout, secure, rebind, referral

delete

server, dn

port, username, password, timeout, secure, rebind, referral

Version 6.1

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Comments

CaseIsHere said on Mar 14, 2005 at 6:24 AM :

This is an excellent tool, however how to you authenticate with the ldap directory after you have queried it? I am able to display information, but I would like people to be able to authenticate using their same ldap password with my cold fusion application.

jrunrandy said on Mar 17, 2005 at 12:51 PM :

The ColdFusion MX 7 documentation has an improved discussion of ColdFusion user security. I suggest you read through these discussions; they should get you started in the right direction.

http://livedocs.macromedia.com/coldfusion/7/htmldocs/00001175.htm

If you have further questions, I suggest posting them to the ColdFusion forums: http://webforums.macromedia.com/coldfusion

Current page: http://livedocs.adobe.com/coldfusion/6.1/htmldocs/ldap10.htm


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