[Serdev] LDAP module contributed - CALL for opinions!!

[Rogelio Baucells]

Hi Greger,

I am in the process of adding some features to the module like supporting
"ldaps://" connections. I updated the copyright in the files and I will post
a new version soon.

Thanks,

Rogelio J. Baucells

On 1/24/07, Greger V. Teigre <greger at teigre.com> wrote:
>
>  Hi Rogelio,
> Good to hear! Let's await comments from others on serdev and take it from
> there. If we move to include your modules, you will get the feedback you
> need. BTW, "no further development is required" will probably never be true.
> Modules will need to be updated to changes in module interfaces. That's why
> we need a responsible maintainer :-)
> g-)
>
> Rogelio Baucells wrote:
>
> Hi Greger,
>
> I am willing to maintain the code for some time until it gets fully
> integrated into the main repository and no further development is required.
> It will be great if I get some feedback like the one you mentioned
> (www_authorize functions) to update the patch and make the integration as
> easy as possible.
>
> I looked at some module implementations in the main SER project but I do
> not recall if I checked the ETH modules. I will check them and see your
> point there.
>
> Regarding avpairs, I think an LDAP implementation is possible. I will
> check on the current implementations and let you know.
>
> I will change the copyright in the code. Thanks for your feedback.
>
> Rogelio J. Baucells
>
> On 1/23/07, Greger V. Teigre <greger at teigre.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Rogelio,
> > Thanks a lot for that patch! There have been many people looking for
> > ldap modules, some have starting implement, and some have actually
> > implemented, but not contributed :-)
> > http://www.iptel.org/ldap_and_ldap_authentication_modules
> >
> > ldap is on the things we would like to get into ser as a module, and I
> > would like others with plans/code to come forward now!!  Also, those with an
> > interest/stake in ldap, please review and provide your opinions.
> >
> > Just to clarify your intentions, Rogelio: Is this a one-time
> > contribution, or are you interested in further developing/extend ldap
> > support over time as a SER module in the main code respoitory?
> >
> > I did a quick review (without compiling), and to me it looks like a
> > simple implementation that does it job.  The only thing I notices is that
> > you have reused www_authorize etc functions. If you look at the auth_radius
> > module, you will see that these should be prefixed to avoid confusion with
> > the "standard" db-based functions (due to lack of name spaces :-).
> >
> > Also, have you looked at the ETH modules (
> > http://www.iptel.org/eth_world_module)? I assume this is another
> > implementation. Maybe you would like to explain the difference under
> > introduction to your modules.
> >
> > Have you any thoughts on how to implement avpairs for ldap or do you
> > just use the mysql database for that?
> >
> > Finally, I would to point out that you don't have to release the
> > copyright to FOKUS Fraunhofer. The standard GPL headers are for code
> > copyrighted by FOKUS Fraunhofer. For patches to *existing* files copyright
> > by FOKUS, you have to release the copyright, but separate files and modules
> > can be copyrighted by you (or other authors of code you may have built on).
> > See http://www.iptel.org/ser/development/copyright_policies
> >
> > g-)
> >
> > Rogelio Baucells wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have contributed two modules to the SER project. The first one is a
> > generic LDAP module that handles the connection to the LDAP server and the
> > second one is an authentication module using LDAP as a back end. The
> > authentication module is based on the "authdb_mod", so it contains the same
> > features.
> >
> > I have tested them in a test environment and it seems to work fine,
> > further testing is required to make it production ready.
> >
> > Thanks for a great software,
> >
> > Rogelio J. Baucells
> >
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