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            <h1>Setting Up LDAP Authenticated Directory in Apache HTTPD</h1>
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          <p>In this quick video learn how to setup LDAP/Active Directory authentication on an Apache webserver to secure web based applications.</p>

<h2>Active Directory Setup</h2>

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	<li>Open Active Directory Users and Computers</li>
	<li>Expand the domain &gt; Users</li>
	<li>Right Click Users &gt; New &gt; User</li>
	<li>Create a read only account to use for LDAP binding<br />
	First Name: Read<br />
	Last Name: Only<br />
	User logon name: readonly_svc</li>
	<li>Click Next</li>
	<li>Set the user&#39;s password and confirm it</li>
	<li>Uncheck User must change password on next logon</li>
	<li>Check User cannot change password</li>
	<li>Check Password never expires</li>
	<li>Click Next</li>
	<li>Click Finish</li>
	<li>Right Click Users &gt; New &gt; Group</li>
	<li>Give the group a name and click OK</li>
	<li>Right Click the newly created group &gt; Properties</li>
	<li>Select the Members tab &gt; Click Add...</li>
	<li>Add users that will be allowed access to the web application</li>
	<li>Click OK</li>
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<h2>Configuring Apache HTTPD for LDAP</h2>

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	<li>Navigate to the Apache install directory/conf in Explorer</li>
	<li>Edit httpd.conf in a text editor</li>
	<li>Find the authnz_ldap_module and make sure it is enabled by removing the # at the start of the line
	<p>LoadModule authnz_ldap_module modules/mod_authnz_ldap.so</p>
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	<li>Find the ldap_module and make sure it is enabled by removing the # at the start of the line
	<p>LoadModule ldap_module modules/mod_ldap.so</p>
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	<li>Create a Location block to enable LDAP authentication for the specified directory
	<p>&lt;location /ldaptest&gt;<br />
	# Basic authentication with LDAP against MS AD<br />
	AuthType Basic<br />
	AuthBasicProvider ldap<br />
	<br />
	# AuthLDAPURL specifies the LDAP server IP, port, base DN, scope and filter<br />
	# using this format: ldap://host:port/basedn?attribute?scope?filter<br />
	AuthLDAPURL &quot;ldap://i12bretro.local:389/DC=i12bretro,DC=local?sAMAccountName?sub?(objectClass=user)&quot; NONE<br />
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	# The LDAP bind username and password<br />
	AuthLDAPBindDN &quot;readonly_svc@i12bretro.local&quot;<br />
	AuthLDAPBindPassword &quot;Read0nly!!&quot;<br />
	LDAPReferrals Off<br />
	AuthUserFile /dev/null<br />
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	AuthName &quot;Restricted Area [i12bretro.local]&quot;<br />
	# to authenticate a domain group, specify the full DN<br />
	AuthLDAPGroupAttributeIsDN on<br />
	require ldap-group CN=WebAuthAccess,CN=Users,DC=i12bretro,DC=local<br />
	&lt;/location&gt;</p>
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	<li>Save httpd.conf</li>
	<li>Restart the Apache service</li>
	<li>Open a browser and navigate to the LDAP authenticated URL</li>
	<li>An authentication prompt should appear, allowing only users in the AD group specified access</li>
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