Spring LDAP is a project within the Spring Framework ecosystem that provides abstractions and utilities for working with LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) directories and integrating LDAP into Spring-based applications. LDAP is a protocol used to access and manage directory services, typically used for storing and managing user authentication and authorization data.
Key features and components of Spring LDAP include:
Here’s a simple example of how to use Spring LDAP for searching LDAP entries:
import org.springframework.beans
.factory.annotation
.Autowired;
import org.springframework.ldap
.core.LdapTemplate;
import org.springframework.ldap
.query.LdapQueryBuilder;
import org.springframework
.stereotype.Service;
import javax.naming.Name;
import java.util.List;
@Service
public class LdapService
{
private final LdapTemplate ldapTemplate;
@Autowired
public LdapService(LdapTemplate ldapTemplate)
{
this.ldapTemplate = ldapTemplate;
}
public List<User> searchUsers(String username)
{
return ldapTemplate.search(
LdapQueryBuilder.query().where("uid")
.is(username),
(contextMapper, context) ->
{
Name dn = context.getDn();
User user = (User) contextMapper.mapFromContext
(context);
user.setDn(dn.toString());
return user;
}
);
}
}
In this example, the LdapTemplate is used to perform a search operation to retrieve LDAP user entries with a specified username. The results are mapped to a User object.
Spring LDAP is commonly used in applications that require integration with LDAP directories for user authentication, authorization, or accessing other directory services. It provides a convenient and consistent way to work with LDAP within a Spring-based application, leveraging the Spring ecosystem’s features and benefits.
