Add optional LDAP-backed PAP authentication in RADIUS auth pipeline#204
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Add optional LDAP-backed PAP authentication in RADIUS auth pipeline#204
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Co-authored-by: jamiesun <377938+jamiesun@users.noreply.github.com>
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[WIP] Evaluate feasibility of supporting LDAP for unified authentication
Add optional LDAP-backed PAP authentication in RADIUS auth pipeline
Mar 20, 2026
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Issue summary: users requested LDAP support for unified identity authentication. This PR introduces optional LDAP password verification in the existing auth flow with minimal surface-area change and preserves current local-auth behavior by default.
Auth pipeline integration
config_mgrinto auth plugin metadata so validators can read runtime settings.LDAP support (PAP only)
validatePasswordWithLDAP(...)helper in auth validators.{username}) to prevent LDAP filter injection.Config schema additions (
sys_config)radius.LdapEnabledradius.LdapServerradius.LdapBaseDNradius.LdapUserFilterradius.LdapBindDNradius.LdapBindPasswordradius.LdapTimeoutSecondsError semantics
MetricsRadiusRejectLdapError.Docs
Example (PAP validator precedence):
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