metadaddy / LDAPforce

An LDAP front end for Force.com

LDAPforce

This Node.js app implements an LDAP front end on Salesforce User and Contact data, with easy extensibility to other object types.

Pre-requisites

ldapjs

npm install ldapjs

You will need to create a remote access app in your Force.com org - Setup | App Setup | Develop | Remote Access. Just use ldap://force as a dummy Callback URL - this app uses username/password authentication and doesn't need the callback.

Usage

To start the server

export CLIENT_ID="YOUR_REMOTE_ACCESS_APP_CONSUMER_KEY"
export CLIENT_SECRET="YOUR_REMOTE_ACCESS_APP_CONSUMER_SECRET"
export LOGIN_SERVER="https://login.salesforce.com"
node server.js

To run a query from command-line ldapsearch

$ ldapsearch -D "username=[e-mail], ou=Users, dc=salesforce, dc=com" -w iPl4net! -H ldap://localhost:1389 -x -b "dc=salesforce, dc=com" "(|(cn=p*)(cn=k*))" cn
# extended LDIF
#
# LDAPv3
# base <dc=salesforce, dc=com> with scope subtree
# filter: (|(cn=p*)(cn=k*))
# requesting: cn 
#

# 0035000000hvfb6AAA, Contacts, salesforce.com
dn: uid=0035000000hvfb6AAA, ou=Contacts, dc=salesforce, dc=com
cn: Pat Stumuller

# 0035000000jc10vAAA, Contacts, salesforce.com
dn: uid=0035000000jc10vAAA, ou=Contacts, dc=salesforce, dc=com
cn: [e-mail]

# 00550000001gVg6AAE, Users, salesforce.com
dn: uid=00550000001gVg6AAE, ou=Users, dc=salesforce, dc=com
cn: [e-mail]

# 00550000001fg5OAAQ, Users, salesforce.com
dn: uid=00550000001fg5OAAQ, ou=Users, dc=salesforce, dc=com
cn: Pat Patterson

# search result
search: 2
result: 0 Success

# numResponses: 5
# numEntries: 4

You can also configure your email client to use LDAPforce. So far, LDAPforce has been tested successfully with

• Mac Mail 4.5

TODO

Add support for add/modify/del/compare?