gozoro/ldap

A simple PHP class for getting user data from Active Directory.

v2.0.2 2025-11-15 08:10 UTC

Requires

• php: >=5.5.9

MIT

• Gozoro

• ldap
• active directory
• activedirectory

README

A simple tool for getting user data from Active Directory.

Installation

	composer require gozoro/ldap

Configuration

• username - service username to bind.

• password - service password to bind.

• hosts - array of ldap-server hosts.

• domainName - domain name, for example "example.net".

• dnsSuffixes - here you can specify additional dns suffixes for complex domains.

• timeout - sets timeout to the LDAP_OPT_NETWORK_TIMEOUT option.

• protocolVersion - sets protocol version (2 or 3) to LDAP_OPT_PROTOCOL_VERSION option. By default version: 3.

• beforeConnect - the event handler function for example function(Ldap $ldap){ ... }.

• afterConnect - the event handler function for example function(Ldap $ldap){ ... }.

• beforeClose - the event handler function for example function(Ldap $ldap){ ... }.

• afterClose - the event handler function for example function(Ldap $ldap){ ... }.

• beforeSearch - the event handler function for example function(Ldap $ldap){ ... }.

• afterSearch - the event handler function for example function(Ldap $ldap){ ... }.

• starttls - start TLS after connect to LDAP-server.

• SASL_MECH - here you can set SASL mechanism. For example: GSSAPI,DIGEST-MD5, etc. By default - empty string SALS is disabled. SASL - Simple Authentication and Security Layer.

• SASL_PASS_MECH - the SASL mechanism for validating the user password when using SASL. By default DIGEST-MD5.

• SASL_REALM - the realm when using SASL. If realm undefind then realm sets from 'domainName'.

Popular SASL mechanisms

• NTLM - an NT LAN Manager authentication mechanism.
• GSSAPI - The Generic Security Service Application Program Interface is an application programming interface for programs to access security services. It is used for Kerberos V5 authentication via the GSSAPI.
• DIGEST-MD5 - Digest access authentication
• etc

Usage

$config = [
	'username'   => 'admin',
	'password'   => '12345',
	'hosts'      => ['ldap1.example.net', 'ldap2.example.net'],
	'domainName' => 'example.net',
];


$ldap = new \gozoro\ldap\Ldap($config);

$user = $ldap->findUser('john');

print $user->getPrincipalName(); // [e-mail]
print $user->getDisplayName();   // John Smith
print $user->getLastLogonTime(); // 2020-07-12 14:23:17
print $user->getObjectGuid();    // 1ba5b8ff-b80b-40d4-ae45-7418f8eedd6a
print_r($user->getGroupNames()); // Array(0=>'admins', 'users')

$userPassword = 'qwerty';

if($user->validatePassword($userPassword))
{
	print 'password: OK';
}

foreach($user->getGroups() as $userGroup)
{
	print $userGroup->getName();
	print $userGroup->getObjectGUID();
}

Usage with SASL

$config = [
	'hosts'      => ['ldap1.example.net', 'ldap2.example.net'],
	'domainName' => 'example.net',
	'protocolVersion' => 3,

	'SASL_MECH'      => 'GSSAPI',
	'SASL_PASS_MECH' => 'DIGEST-MD5', // mechanism of validating user's password
	'SASL_REALM'     => 'example.net'

	'beforeConnect' => function($ldap){
		$cmd = "kinit -k -t /etc/keytabs/my.access.keytab ldap/[e-mail] 2>&1";
		exec($cmd, $output, $result);
		if ($result !== 0) {
			throw new \Exception("kinit failed: " . implode("\n", $output));
		}
	},

	'afterDisconnect' => function(){
		$cmd = "kdestroy 2>&1";
		exec($cmd, $output, $result);
		if ($result !== 0) {
			throw new \Exception("kdestroy failed: " . implode("\n", $output));
		}
	},
];

// Authentication with SASL mechanism GSSAPI (Kerberos v5)
$ldap = new \gozoro\ldap\Ldap($config);

if($ldap->validatePassword('john', 'qwerty'))
{
	print 'password: OK';
}