restic / restic/rest-server

Support LDAP Authentication

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type: feature request
Dominant language
Go
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Description

The .htpasswd auth is difficult to scale or manage beyond a few users. Supporting LDAP would allow for large number of users in both *nix and Windows environments.

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by locating the existing .htpasswd authentication path in the rest-server code, then determine the required LDAP configuration and behavior for both *nix and Windows environments. Done means LDAP authentication supports large user sets without relying on .htpasswd.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
api, authentication, backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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