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+# LDAP authentication for Moonraker
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2022 Eric Callahan <arksine.code@gmail.com>
+# Copyright (C) 2022 Luca Schöneberg <luca-schoeneberg@outlook.com>
+#
+# This file may be distributed under the terms of the GNU GPLv3 license
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+import asyncio
+import logging
+import ldap3
+from ldap3.core.exceptions import LDAPExceptionError
+
+# Annotation imports
+from typing import (
+    TYPE_CHECKING,
+    Optional
+)
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from confighelper import ConfigHelper
+    from ldap3.abstract.entry import Entry
+
+class MoonrakerLDAP:
+    def __init__(self, config: ConfigHelper) -> None:
+        self.server = config.get_server()
+        self.ldap_host = config.get('ldap_host')
+        self.ldap_port = config.getint("ldap_port", None)
+        self.ldap_secure = config.getboolean("ldap_secure", False)
+        base_dn_template = config.gettemplate('base_dn')
+        self.base_dn = base_dn_template.render()
+        self.group_dn: Optional[str] = None
+        group_dn_template = config.gettemplate("group_dn", None)
+        if group_dn_template is not None:
+            self.group_dn = group_dn_template.render()
+        self.active_directory = config.getboolean('is_active_directory', False)
+        self.bind_dn: Optional[str] = None
+        self.bind_password: Optional[str] = None
+        bind_dn_template = config.gettemplate('bind_dn', None)
+        bind_pass_template = config.gettemplate('bind_password', None)
+        if bind_dn_template is not None:
+            self.bind_dn = bind_dn_template.render()
+            if bind_pass_template is None:
+                raise config.error(
+                    "Section [ldap]: Option 'bind_password' is "
+                    "required when 'bind_dn' is provided"
+                )
+            self.bind_password = bind_pass_template.render()
+        self.lock = asyncio.Lock()
+
+    async def authenticate_ldap_user(self, username, password) -> None:
+        eventloop = self.server.get_event_loop()
+        async with self.lock:
+            await eventloop.run_in_thread(
+                self._perform_ldap_auth, username, password
+            )
+
+    def _perform_ldap_auth(self, username, password) -> None:
+        server = ldap3.Server(
+            self.ldap_host, self.ldap_port, use_ssl=self.ldap_secure,
+            connect_timeout=10.
+        )
+        conn_args = {
+            "user": self.bind_dn,
+            "password": self.bind_password,
+            "auto_bind": ldap3.AUTO_BIND_NO_TLS,
+        }
+        attr_name = "sAMAccountName" if self.active_directory else "uid"
+        ldfilt = f"(&(objectClass=Person)({attr_name}={username}))"
+        try:
+            with ldap3.Connection(server, **conn_args) as conn:
+                ret = conn.search(
+                    self.base_dn, ldfilt, attributes=["memberOf"]
+                )
+                if not ret:
+                    raise self.server.error(
+                        f"LDAP User '{username}' Not Found", 401
+                    )
+                user: Entry = conn.entries[0]
+                rebind_success = conn.rebind(user.entry_dn, password)
+            if not rebind_success:
+                # Server may not allow rebinding, attempt to start
+                # a new connection to validate credentials
+                logging.debug(
+                    "LDAP Rebind failed, attempting to validate credentials "
+                    "with new connection."
+                )
+                conn_args["user"] = user.entry_dn
+                conn_args["password"] = password
+                with ldap3.Connection(server, **conn_args) as conn:
+                    if self._validate_group(username, user):
+                        return
+            elif self._validate_group(username, user):
+                return
+        except LDAPExceptionError:
+            err_msg = "LDAP authentication failed"
+        else:
+            err_msg = "Invalid LDAP Username or Password"
+        raise self.server.error(err_msg, 401)
+
+    def _validate_group(self, username: str, user: Entry) -> bool:
+        if self.group_dn is None:
+            logging.debug(f"LDAP User {username} login successful")
+            return True
+        for group in user.memberOf.value:
+            if group == self.group_dn:
+                logging.debug(
+                    f"LDAP User {username} group match success, "
+                    "login successful"
+                )
+                return True
+        return False
+
+
+def load_component(config: ConfigHelper) -> MoonrakerLDAP:
+    return MoonrakerLDAP(config)