Re: Newbie question about host base authentication

[Howard Chu <hyc@symas.com>]

Dan White wrote:
> On 10/29/12 13:23 +0100, Simone Scremin wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'm in the process of learning the OpenLDAP authentication mechanics.
> >
> > I'd need to know what is the best way to configure an host based
> > authentication system that allow to configure a per-user rule to include a
> > group of host to which the user is allowed to login.
> >
> > In example:
> >
> > user Bob needs to authenticate on systems:
> >
> > sys01pra
> > sys02pre
> > sys03pra
> > sys03pre
> >
> > some configuration on the LDAP server enable this hostnames for Bob with a
> > regular expression like:
> >
> > sys0*pr*
> >
> > Is it feasable?
>
> Assuming that you will be using a PAM module on each host, the answer to
> that question will depend on which PAM module you choose, and what
> configuration it supports.
>
> If that module supports placing a filter within the PAM configuration, then
> 'host=sys0*pr*' should work.
The PADL pam_ldap module has no such feature. The OpenLDAP nssov overlay does.

--
  -- Howard Chu
  CTO, Symas Corp.           http://www.symas.com
  Director, Highland Sun     http://highlandsun.com/hyc/
  Chief Architect, OpenLDAP  http://www.openldap.org/project/