Example Configuration
=====================

Here is a complete example configuration from :file:`settings.py` that
exercises nearly all of the features. In this example, we're authenticating
against a global pool of users in the directory, but we have a special area set
aside for Django groups (``ou=django,ou=groups,dc=example,dc=com``). Remember
that most of this is optional if you just need simple authentication. Some
default settings and arguments are included for completeness.

.. code-block:: python

    import ldap
    from django_auth_ldap.config import LDAPSearch, GroupOfNamesType


    # Baseline configuration.
    AUTH_LDAP_SERVER_URI = "ldap://ldap.example.com"

    AUTH_LDAP_BIND_DN = "cn=django-agent,dc=example,dc=com"
    AUTH_LDAP_BIND_PASSWORD = "phlebotinum"
    AUTH_LDAP_USER_SEARCH = LDAPSearch(
        "ou=users,dc=example,dc=com", ldap.SCOPE_SUBTREE, "(uid=%(user)s)"
    )
    # Or:
    # AUTH_LDAP_USER_DN_TEMPLATE = 'uid=%(user)s,ou=users,dc=example,dc=com'

    # Set up the basic group parameters.
    AUTH_LDAP_GROUP_SEARCH = LDAPSearch(
        "ou=django,ou=groups,dc=example,dc=com",
        ldap.SCOPE_SUBTREE,
        "(objectClass=groupOfNames)",
    )
    AUTH_LDAP_GROUP_TYPE = GroupOfNamesType(name_attr="cn")

    # Simple group restrictions
    AUTH_LDAP_REQUIRE_GROUP = "cn=enabled,ou=django,ou=groups,dc=example,dc=com"
    AUTH_LDAP_DENY_GROUP = "cn=disabled,ou=django,ou=groups,dc=example,dc=com"

    # Populate the Django user from the LDAP directory.
    AUTH_LDAP_USER_ATTR_MAP = {
        "first_name": "givenName",
        "last_name": "sn",
        "email": "mail",
    }

    AUTH_LDAP_USER_FLAGS_BY_GROUP = {
        "is_active": "cn=active,ou=django,ou=groups,dc=example,dc=com",
        "is_staff": "cn=staff,ou=django,ou=groups,dc=example,dc=com",
        "is_superuser": "cn=superuser,ou=django,ou=groups,dc=example,dc=com",
    }

    # This is the default, but I like to be explicit.
    AUTH_LDAP_ALWAYS_UPDATE_USER = True

    # Use LDAP group membership to calculate group permissions.
    AUTH_LDAP_FIND_GROUP_PERMS = True

    # Cache distinguished names and group memberships for an hour to minimize
    # LDAP traffic.
    AUTH_LDAP_CACHE_TIMEOUT = 3600

    # Keep ModelBackend around for per-user permissions and maybe a local
    # superuser.
    AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = (
        "django_auth_ldap.backend.LDAPBackend",
        "django.contrib.auth.backends.ModelBackend",
    )