[Ldap] Add support for sasl_bind and whoami LDAP operations

[nicolas-grekas]

Q	A
Feature PR	symfony/symfony#58042
PR author(s)	@manu0401
Merged in	7.2

We created this issue to not forget to document this new feature. We would really appreciate if you can help us with this task. If you are not sure how to do it, please ask us and we will help you.

To fix this issue, please create a PR against the 7.2 branch in the symfony-docs repository.

Thank you! 😃

[javiereguiluz]

@manu0401 will you have some time to contribute the docs changes for this feature?

The Symfony Docs team doesn't use LDAP so this is not easy for us. We can help with anything relatd to the contribution, syntax formatting, etc. Thanks a lot!

[manu0401]

On Thu, Sep 26, 2024 at 01:53:46AM -0700, Javier Eguiluz wrote: @manu0401 will you have some time to contribute the docs changes for this feature?

I cannot promise, but I can try. Where should I look?

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-- Emmanuel Dreyfus ***@***.***

[javiereguiluz]

@manu0401 I'd say, the most appropriate place to mention this would be:

https://github.com/symfony/symfony-docs/blob/7.2/security/ldap.rst

and/or

https://github.com/symfony/symfony-docs/blob/7.2/reference/configuration/security.rst#ldap-authentication

(Also, maybe take a look here just in case: https://github.com/symfony/symfony-docs/blob/7.2/components/ldap.rst)

Thanks!

[manu0401]

On Mon, Sep 30, 2024 at 01:52:37AM -0700, Javier Eguiluz wrote: https://github.com/symfony/symfony-docs/blob/7.2/security/ldap.rst https://github.com/symfony/symfony-docs/blob/7.2/reference/configuration/security.rst#ldap-authentication

That two ones do not look relevant for this change.

(Also, maybe take a look here just in case: https://github.com/symfony/symfony-docs/blob/7.2/components/ldap.rst)

Here we could add this before "Once bound (or if you... "

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--- cut here --- Alternatively you can perform a SASL bind with more optional arguments. $ldap->saslBind($dn, $password, $mech, $realm, $authcId, $authzId, $props); $ldap->whoami() returns the authorized identity. --- cut here ---

-- Emmanuel Dreyfus ***@***.***