README.md

Accounts-LDAP for Meteor

This is a proof of concept LDAP add-on to Meteor Accounts.

That said, when one logs in with a username and password, it does check said username and password against an LDAP server.

This code has been updated for Meteor 0.8.1.1 but is completely untested as I'm not near a network that has an LDAP server currently.

Installation

• Copy to /packages in your project.

// if using Accounts UI, you could add something lik
Accounts.ui.config({
  passwordSignupFields: 'USERNAME_ONLY'
});

Accounts.config({
  forbidClientAccountCreation: true
});

• Update lines 10-23 in ldap-client.js with your server's data
• Lines 14-15 in ldap-handler.js determine whether or not nonexistent Meteor accounts are created when a person's LDAP credentials check out.

Usage

Accounts.callLoginMethod({
  methodArguments: [{ username : 'username', password : 'password' }],
  userCallback: function (error, result) {
    if (error) {
      console.log(error || "Unknown error");
    }
  }
});

Notes

• The LDAP search strings are Active Directory-specific
• The typed-in username and password is sent to the Meteor server unencrypted
• There's no code to check if the LDAP connection failed.