site_archiver@lists.apple.com Delivered-To: macnetworkprog@lists.apple.com Does iOS natively support LDAP? Is there a trustworthy library to do so? Either there aren't, or my search skills have deteriorated. I have clients who would like to pre-populate names and email addresses, maybe verify the user’s membership in an approved department; they don’t even have to authenticate, just take “fritza” and derive the rest. The first thing they think of is LDAP. --- Here is what my searches have turned up: Some undocumented constants in various frameworks; the current documentation structure doesn’t always refer back to how or where a constant is used. A number of vendors of back ends that include LDAP as part of their service. A few iOS apps that’ll do lookups standing alone. Not a solution for me but evidently it’s not that Apple hates LDAP in principle. Also, many references to an Xcode 4-era project on GitHub[1] that makes me itch. At least some of the many dependencies, and workarounds for tools and the OS will have rotted in the six years since. [1] https://github.com/bindle/LdapKit There is a package-managed solution for that library — MacPorts. I try not to use more than two or three package managers at a time. After an hour and a half I had other work to do, but if it’s worth the time, I’ll go back to it. It’s a common enough need. I assume if I haven’t found anything there’s nothing to find. --- As a consolation prize: When I explain to clients LDAP isn’t a practical solution, they look at me as if I or Apple had a hole in our heads. Can anyone tell me the rationale? — F _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Macnetworkprog mailing list (Macnetworkprog@lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/macnetworkprog/site_archiver%40lists... This email sent to site_archiver@lists.apple.com