Re: [pgAdmin4][Patch] - RM 2186 - Support external authentication sources [LDAP]

Hi Dave,

Thanks for the review.

On Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 3:42 PM Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org> wrote:

> Hi
>
> 30 second read of the first version of the patch...
>
> - Please move the configuration into config.py. Users should never have to
> modify a distributed file (it messes up packaging). I don't see any reason
> to use a different file just for auth config.
>
> There are many settings for the LDAP, and in the future we will add other
external sources also, so I thought it would be better if we have different
file for the authentication.

> - I think all config options should be prefixed with LDAP_ as we may have
> things like CERT_FILE for other purposes too.
>
> Sure.

> - I don't see any test cases.
>
> I will think about this, as right now no idea how to write test cases for
this.

> Thanks.
>
> Thanks,
Khushboo

>
> On Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 8:55 AM Khushboo Vashi <
> khushboo(dot)vashi(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Please find the attached patch to support LDAP Authentication in Server
>> mode.
>> To test the patch, config_auth.py needs to be configured for LDAP
>> configurations. The config settings are explained in this file in detail.
>> After configuring the parameters, start the pgadmin server in Server mode
>> and connect with LDAP server with the valid user via login page.
>>
>> I have tested this patch with ldap and ldap + ssl/tls. With the TLS, I
>> have used the default config of ldap3 without certificates.
>>
>> @Dave, can you please review this patch, as you have a better
>> understanding of LDAP and you can easily pointed out if I have missed
>> anything.
>>
>> Note: For the document update I will create the task and assign to Nidhi
>> for the same.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Khushboo
>>
>
>
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