Add direct bind support

src/api/client/session.rs

@@ -91,16 +91,23 @@ async fn ldap_login(
 	lowercased_user_id: &UserId,
 	password: &str,
 ) -> Result<OwnedUserId> {
-	debug!("Searching user in LDAP");
+	let user_dn = match services.config.ldap.bind_dn.as_ref() {
+		| Some(bind_dn) if bind_dn.contains("{username}") =>
+			bind_dn.replace("{username}", lowercased_user_id.localpart()),
+		| _ => {
+			debug!("Searching user in LDAP");
 
-	let dns = services.users.search_ldap(user_id).await?;
+			let dns = services.users.search_ldap(user_id).await?;
+			if dns.len() >= 2 {
+				return Err!(Ldap("LDAP search returned two or more results"));
+			}
 
-	if dns.len() >= 2 {
-		return Err!(Ldap("LDAP search returned two or more results"));
-	}
+			let Some(user_dn) = dns.first() else {
+				return password_login(services, user_id, lowercased_user_id, password).await;
+			};
 
-	let Some(user_dn) = dns.first() else {
-		return password_login(services, user_id, lowercased_user_id, password).await;
+			user_dn.clone()
+		},
 	};
 
 	// LDAP users are automatically created on first login attempt. This is a very
@@ -111,16 +118,16 @@ async fn ldap_login(
 	// password is reserved for deactivated accounts. The tuwunel password field
 	// will never be read to login a LDAP user so it's not an issue.
 	if !services.users.exists(lowercased_user_id).await {
-		debug!("Creating user {lowercased_user_id} from LDAP");
 		services
 			.users
 			.create(lowercased_user_id, Some("*"), Some("ldap"))
 			.await?;
 	}
 
+	debug!("{user_dn:?} {password:?}");
 	services
 		.users
-		.auth_ldap(user_dn, password)
+		.auth_ldap(&user_dn, password)
 		.await
 		.map(|()| lowercased_user_id.to_owned())
 }

src/core/config/mod.rs

@@ -1805,14 +1805,7 @@ pub struct Config {
 	#[serde(default)]
 	pub blurhashing: BlurhashConfig,
 
-	#[cfg(not(doctest))]
-	/// Examples:
-	///
-	/// - No LDAP login (default):
-	///
-	///       ldap = "none"
-	///
-	/// default: "none"
+	// external structure; separate section
 	pub ldap: LdapConfig,
 
 	#[serde(flatten)]
@@ -1911,12 +1904,6 @@ pub struct LdapConfig {
 	#[serde(deserialize_with = "crate::utils::deserialize_from_str")]
 	pub uri: Url,
 
-	/// Whether to use StartTLS to bind to the LDAP server.
-	///
-	/// example: true
-	#[serde(default)]
-	pub start_tls: bool,
-
 	/// Root of the searches.
 	///
 	/// example: "ou=users,dc=example,dc=org"
@@ -1925,7 +1912,13 @@ pub struct LdapConfig {
 
 	/// Bind DN if anonymous search is not enabled.
 	///
-	/// example: "cn=ldap-reader,dc=example,dc=org"
+	/// You can use the variable `{username}` that will be replaced by the
+	/// entered username. In such case, the password used to bind will be the
+	/// one provided for the login and not the one given by
+	/// `bind_password_file`.
+	///
+	/// example: "cn=ldap-reader,dc=example,dc=org" or
+	/// "cn={username},ou=users,dc=example,dc=org"
 	#[serde(default)]
 	pub bind_dn: Option<String>,
 
@@ -1955,12 +1948,16 @@ pub struct LdapConfig {
 	/// Attribute containing the mail of the user.
 	///
 	/// example: "mail"
+	///
+	/// default: "mail"
 	#[serde(default = "default_ldap_mail_attribute")]
 	pub mail_attribute: String,
 
 	/// Attribute containing the distinguished name of the user.
 	///
 	/// example: "givenName" or "sn"
+	///
+	/// default: "givenName"
 	#[serde(default = "default_ldap_name_attribute")]
 	pub name_attribute: String,
 }
@@ -2359,4 +2356,4 @@ fn default_ldap_uid_attribute() -> String { String::from("uid") }
 
 fn default_ldap_mail_attribute() -> String { String::from("mail") }
 
-fn default_ldap_name_attribute() -> String { String::from("name") }
+fn default_ldap_name_attribute() -> String { String::from("givenName") }

tuwunel-example.toml

@@ -1641,12 +1641,6 @@
 #
 #uri =
 
-# Whether to use StartTLS to bind to the LDAP server.
-#
-# example: true
-#
-#start_tls = false
-
 # Root of the searches.
 #
 # example: "ou=users,dc=example,dc=org"
@@ -1655,7 +1649,13 @@
 
 # Bind DN if anonymous search is not enabled.
 #
-# example: "cn=ldap-reader,dc=example,dc=org"
+# You can use the variable `{username}` that will be replaced by the
+# entered username. In such case, the password used to bind will be the
+# one provided for the login and not the one given by
+# `bind_password_file`.
+#
+# example: "cn=ldap-reader,dc=example,dc=org" or
+# "cn={username},ou=users,dc=example,dc=org"
 #
 #bind_dn = false
 
@@ -1682,10 +1682,10 @@
 #
 # example: "mail"
 #
-#mail_attribute =
+#mail_attribute = "mail"
 
 # Attribute containing the distinguished name of the user.
 #
 # example: "givenName" or "sn"
 #
-#name_attribute =
+#name_attribute = "givenName"