[Catalyst] Catalyst::Authentication::Credential::LDAP

[Matt S Trout]

On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 11:27:13AM -0700, Bruce J Keeler wrote:
> Also, somewhat apropos, I have a 
> C::A::{Store,Credential}::ActiveDirectory  that I based on the LDAP 
> stuff.  The LDAP modules didn't work for me because they want to bind 
> anonymously and retrieve the crypted password, whereas AD just wants to 
> authenticate with a bind.  My stuff also gets role information from AD 
> groups.  I've been meaning to get it out on CPAN one of these days, but 
> it hasn't been a priority; I suppose I can work on it if anyone else 
> needs it though.

Sounds to me like 'auth by bind' versus 'auth by retrieve and check' should
be an option in the LDAP stuff, not a separate module. Fancy doing up
a patch?

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