Please support ldap bind with users credentials #3650

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adam · 2025-12-29T18:30:22+01:00

adam commented

2025-12-29 18:30:22 +01:00

Originally created by @ruben-herold on GitHub (May 7, 2020).

Environment

Python version: 3.6.8
NetBox version: 2.8.3

Please support ldap bind with the credentials from the login from:

Here an example from an other application (kanboard.org):

This method uses the credentials provided by the end-user.

For example, Microsoft Active Directory doesn’t allow anonymous browsing by default and if you don’t want to use a proxy user you can use this method.

define('LDAP_BIND_TYPE', 'user');
define('LDAP_USERNAME', '%s@yourdomainlocal');
define('LDAP_PASSWORD', null);
In this case, the constant LDAP_USERNAME is used as a pattern to the ldap username, examples:

%s@kanboard.local will be replaced by my_user@kanboard.local
KANBOARD\%s will be replaced by KANBOARD\my_user

This would not require to configure ldap credentials in netbox for better security.

Originally created by @ruben-herold on GitHub (May 7, 2020). ### Environment * Python version: 3.6.8 * NetBox version: 2.8.3 Please support ldap bind with the credentials from the login from: Here an example from an other application (kanboard.org): This method uses the credentials provided by the end-user. For example, Microsoft Active Directory doesn’t allow anonymous browsing by default and if you don’t want to use a proxy user you can use this method. define('LDAP_BIND_TYPE', 'user'); define('LDAP_USERNAME', '%s@yourdomainlocal'); define('LDAP_PASSWORD', null); In this case, the constant LDAP_USERNAME is used as a pattern to the ldap username, examples: %s@kanboard.local will be replaced by my_user@kanboard.local KANBOARD\\%s will be replaced by KANBOARD\my_user This would not require to configure ldap credentials in netbox for better security.

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adam commented

2025-12-29 18:30:23 +01:00

@hSaria commented on GitHub (May 7, 2020):

First, your question is better suited for the mailing list.

Second, NetBox uses django-auth-ldap for LDAP authentication, so you should check out the in-depth documentation of that project.

And finally, the authentication method you're referring to is called Direct Bind which is already supported (see the documentation). I used it in a deployment before and can tell you that it works. As the ticket doesn't conform to the appropriate format, I won't put the exact configuration that you're looking for (that would only encourage raising more questions as GitHub issues as opposed to using the mailing list which is meant for exactly that).

@hSaria commented on GitHub (May 7, 2020): First, your question is better suited for the [mailing list](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/netbox-discuss). Second, NetBox uses [django-auth-ldap](https://github.com/django-auth-ldap/django-auth-ldap) for LDAP authentication, so you should check out the in-depth [documentation](https://django-auth-ldap.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) of that project. And finally, the authentication method you're referring to is called **Direct Bind** which is already supported (see the [documentation](https://django-auth-ldap.readthedocs.io/en/latest/authentication.html)). I used it in a deployment before and can tell you that it works. As the ticket doesn't conform to the appropriate format, I won't put the exact configuration that you're looking for (that would only encourage raising more questions as GitHub issues as opposed to using the [mailing list](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/netbox-discuss) which is meant for exactly that).

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