Hi,
I need to build a small function that is passed user name and password from an asp.net form, authenticate against iPlanet 5.1 directory server using VB.Net.

I am currently trying to fetch the DN of the required entry by doing a filter on data obtained.
ie. DirectoryEntry("LDAP://SERVERNAME:PORTNO/ROOT_DN(OR SUFFIX)", USERName, Password)
SearchResults(DirectoryEntry)
SearchResults.Filter("(uid=" & PassedInUserName & ")")
SearchResult.FineOne()
If not SearchResults is nothing I get the path (which is teh DN of the user record).
Obviously this is not the exact code...but should give you the idea.

Post this I take the path and try getting a directory entry with the path and the given user name and password. If there is no exception that means the bind is successful else some info is wrong (either user name or password or some other login criteria such as expiry etc is not in the right state).

Is this the right approach ? Assuming it is; I am still having trouble getting this to work.

DirectoryEntry takes an AuthenticationType enum. If I set it to Anonymous the call goes through without any user info or even if its is incorrect user info as no authentication is being attempted. If I set the Authentication type to ServerBind or None I get an exception that says the Object is not available on the server.

What should the Authenticaton type be set as in case of connecting to iPlanet 5.1 ? Is there something else Im missing ? Is there a better approach ?

I'm new to LDAP and directory services....any help/guidance/suggestions/ideas will help.
Thanks and regards
Avinash

i also meet with this problem , can u share your solution with me ?

i wan to know :
1. is it the possible using C#.Net or ASP.net work on the sun product
-Iplanet server directory ?i wan to do the authentication/authorization

2. how to implement it , can u give me the related hyperlink or some
source
code samples ?

what i wan is :

login.aspx --> login.aspx.cs --> iplanet directory -->login.aspx.cs

i need to develop a security module , which can work on window(c#.net)
platform and unix (java) platform
iplanet will be the server directory !!!

if java.jndi have the method to connect to the MS AD, then i will
suggest my
project manager to use the AD to be the server directory

ASP/JSP --> AD ?
ASP/JSP --> Iplanet ?

which one will be more stable and more powerful ?


actually ....i advise my project manager to use the AD as the server direcotry for the authentication and authorization, bcos ....AD will compatible with the C# project

but ...after complete the C# version , then it will convert to Java version
and java version will run on the unix server ...

so ....my project manager decline to use the AD bcos ..he will afraid to occur imcompatible error in the future

do u have other solution for it

the server directory used for the authentication , just store username, userid, indexid


i have asked this question at
http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/Sho...iteID=1&mode=1

but i cant get the answer ....

my contact email is : lauchunhui@yahoo.com

pls contact me ASAP, thx

regards
lau chun hui