frankkoenen

This plugin will enable WP authentication and role management from LDAP server. 
Users who log in to your WP site are authenticated by first matching the 
username input against an attribute to local the RDN. Then a bind is performed 
against the RDN. Upon successful bind, authentication is approved. Local WP 
user management is engaged by initializing and maintaining user DB records.
Simply create your users in your LDAP directly. Define access rights or “roles” 
to specific WP sites. When the user logs into the WP site, the local DB user 
entry is created.
Use LDAP to define users in one place for access to one or many WP sites.
User passwords in the local DB are replaced with jumbled text and are unusable. 
All password information is maintained in LDAP.
User information ( Display Name, Nick Name, Nice Name, First Name, Last Name ) 
are maintained in master form in LDAP and stored and updated (synced) to the 
local DB when the user logs in.
<h3>Features</h3>
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<li>Supports OpenLDAP</li>
<li>Supports TLS</li>
<li>syslog debugging</li>
<li>Centralized roles management.</li>
<li>Password expirary management.</li>
<li>Password reset management in user profile.</li>
<li>Works with WP Multi-Site setup.</li>
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<h3>Architecture</h3>
Simple LDAP adds an authentication filter to WordPress that authentication requests must pass. 
Consults LDAP for current role configuration.

Plugin Name: ldap_login_password_and_role_manager

Enables LDAP for user authentication, password management and role management.

Clifton Griffin

Having a single login for every service is a must in large organizations. This plugin allows you to integrate WordPress with LDAP quickly and easily. Like, really really easy.
Contributing 
This is a community project now. Most development is done by users like you who find bugs and fix them, or find new ways to make the plugin more powerful for everyone.
The easiest way to contribute to this plugin is to submit a GitHub pull request. Here’s the repo: 
https://github.com/clifgriffin/simple-ldap-login
Support
If you need support, file an issue here: 
https://github.com/clifgriffin/simple-ldap-login/issues
Special Requests
If you need a customization or change specific to your install, I am available for hire. Shoot me an e-mail: clifgriffin[at]gmail.com
<h4>Features</h4>
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<li>Supports Active Directory and OpenLDAP (and other directory systems which comply to the LDAP standard, such as OpenDS)</li>
<li>Supports TLS</li>
<li>Uses up-to-date methods for WordPress authentication routines.</li>
<li>Authenticates existing WordPress usernames against LDAP.</li>
<li>Can be configured to automatically create WordPress users for valid LDAP logins.</li>
<li>You can restrict logins based on one or more LDAP groups.</li>
<li>Intuitive control panel.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Architecture</h4>
Simple LDAP Login adds an authentication filter to WordPress that authentication requests must pass. In doing so, it makes several decisions.
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<li>Can the provided credentials be authenticated against LDAP?</li>
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<li>If so, is the LDAP user a member of the required LDAP groups (if any)?</li>
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<li>Does a matching WordPress user exist?</li>
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<li>If so, log the user in.</li>
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<li>If not, is user creation enabled?</li>
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<li>Create the user and log them in.</li>
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This is high level overview. This should answer the philosophical questions about how the plugin works. If the plugin is unable to authenticate the user, it should pass it down the chain to WordPress. (Unless LDAP Exclusive is turned on, in which case it won’t.)

Simple LDAP Login

Integrating WordPress with LDAP shouldn't be difficult. Now it isn't. Simple LDAP Login provides all of the features, none of the hassles.

Plugin Name: ldap_login_password_and_role_manager vs Simple LDAP Login