page_name,page_id,page_title,content,keywords,language,original_page
LDAP_or_Active_Directory,65,"How to authenticate users with LDAP or Active Directory","[[toc]]

It is often easier to use the existing LDAP or Active Directory to authenticate users in Xataface than to create a new password for every user in the table users.

===In the conf.ini===

In the conf.ini file, in the [auth] part, you need to add your LDAP or AD configuration data :

<code>[_auth]
auth_type=ldap
users_table = xata_users
username_column = id
	ldap_host = ""xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx""
	ldap_port = ""389""
	ldap_base = ""OU=blabla,DC=blablabla""</code>

Here in the table users, you need the login but the password can be just ''PASS'', because the password will be fetched into the LDAP base.
You need to add the [http://weblite.ca/svn/dataface/modules/Auth/ldap/trunk/ auth module] in the conf/modules directory.

===See Also===

* [[authentication]] - Overview of Authenthentication features in Xataface","LDAP,Active Directory,Authentication",en,0