Client for Samba networks

Osama Dengler osama at denglernet.de
Wed Dec 19 13:21:08 GMT 2001


Am 19 Dec 2001, um 13:15 Uhr schrieb Jeremy Allison zum Thema Re: Client for Samba networks:
Dazu meine Meinung:

> On Wed, Dec 19, 2001 at 12:03:23PM +0100, Osama Dengler wrote:
> > I am currently working on a GINA / Windows NT Authentication Package
> > that allows NT to authenticate against a LDAP directory. I've it running here
> > and can make the sources available if required. The thing works like this:
> > 
> > 1.) In the GINA logon dialog the user can select between standard NTLM
> >      and LDAP authentication.
> > 
> > 2.) If NTLM auth. is desired, the MSV1_0 authentication package is used.
> > 
> > 3 ) Otherwise a self-written Authentication Package named LdapLsaAp performs
> >      simple authentication against the given LDAP directory.
> > 
> > Currently I'm working at retrieving the user's information such as Profile path,
> > home directory, etc... via LDAP. This should be done in a few days. So far
> > it seems to work fine, however this is _not_ a replacement for the SAM routines,
> > since usermgr, the ACL code etc. don't use Authentication packages to get their
> > information. Perhaps this could be handled in a complete security package.
> > 
> > Since the project is in it's _very_ beginning there is still a lot to do:
> > - Test with W2k / XP
> > - add a custon security package
> > - perhaps replace the whole SAM thing as it is the wors thing MS ever invented
> > - review the whole concept under terms of security.
> > 
> > If anybody is interested in this code, please feel free to contact me and I'll provide
> > You with the sources. If there is enough interest I can also make it available on
> > the web. I'm very interested in people modifying, correcting, testing, etc !
> 
> Do you want to make this GPL ?
yep.

> If so, maybe we could host the CVS tree off samba.org ?
good idea although it looks like a _lot_ of work :-)

Greetings, Osama

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Osama Dengler
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