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Integrate with LDAP for company and member directory info #97
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This was actually very fruitful. Yes, WebID certificates can be handled by a backend key server, and technically historical roles can be handled, but it might be something to defer to a later issue. All our existing profile needs can be handled by LDAP, including personal photos, which will clear up another issue I hadn't gotten to yet: |
One security question: what are the implications of exposing LDAP DNs in a LDIF file? Not just the tree structure, but specifically the |
Some security related info from RFC 4514:
From RFC 4530 about security considerations for the
While I could use On one hand, I don't think that exposing |
Will `git ignore` the LDIF file into git due to LDAP DN security concerns. See issue #97 for more information. Also removed profile photos, since they are now provided by the LDAP server and saved as JPEG file representations with the included filter and rule. Updated items, layouts, and code to use LDAP attribute names. Closes issue #97.
Related to #94 and #79. I've put this off for some time, but working on WebID has brought up questions as to the management of directory data of company members:
I'm not sure whether LDAP is the best solution for this, but it might be helpful for members to maintain all of this personal information in one place.
After writing the first comment below, I am adding a few other todos:
company
datasource to create Nanoc items from LDIF instead of YAML.temsrepresentations for member profile photos.The text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered: