Database Authentication Overview

    Synchronized Database LDAP Authentication means that an LDAP user which successfully passes LDAP authentication will be created & synchronized to your local application's database. This is helpful as you can attach typical relational database information to them, such as blog posts, attachments, etc.

    When a user is successfully authenticated, the Laravel Auth::user() method will return an instance of your configured Eloquent database model:

    use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
    
    $credentials = [
        'mail' => 'jdoe@local.com',
        'password' => 'secret',
    ];
    
    if (Auth::attempt($credentials)) {
        $user = Auth::user();
    
        // Returns true:
        $user instanceof \App\Models\User;
    }

    Subsequent requests to your application with logged-in users will retrieve the logged-in user from your database, rather than your LDAP directory. This means your application will stay operational if connectivity to your LDAP server is dropped.

    Generated on November 8, 2024
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