mod_authnz_ldap and Active Directory
Monday, August 4th, 2008So, if you are running Apache 2.2 and you want to authenticate against Active Directory, turns out you have choices. You can use mod_auth_sspi if your server is a member of the domain you want to authenticate against for that shiny seamless “look ma, no credential popup!” kinda feeling (be forewarned that I couldn’t find any documentation for mod_auth_sspi, even with a thorough Googling).
But if your server isn’t on the domain, but maybe in a grimy corner of the customer’s network, you can use mod_authnz_ldap. Rock on.
Luckily, I stumbled across this article by Sander Marechal with some awesome instructions on how to configure Apache 2.2. Thank you, Sander, thank you.