# Adding LoginEngine backends?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adding-loginengine-backends/53385>\
**Category:** Engines\
**Created:** [February 3, 2006, 9:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adding-loginengine-backends/53385 "2006-02-03T09:13:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ulrik\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/bc79bd/32.png) [@Ulrik\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Ulrik_M)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2006, 9:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adding-loginengine-backends/53385/1 "2006-02-03T09:13:13Z")

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Hi there,

I’m thinking about adding some extra authentication backends to  
LoginEngine. For instance, I think modules for authenticating to  
LoginEngine against other SQL-schemes, LDAP, PAM, Kerberos NTLM etc.  
would be a useful thing. Anyone else interested in this?

For now, I’ve simply tried overriding the user model, superseeding the  
authentication method, doing some PAM-checking while preserving the  
API. While I have verifed that my PAM-checking authenticates  
correctly, LoginEngine doesn’t seem to log me on as expected? It  
simply tells me authentication failed, and returns the browser to the  
login-form.

Is there maybe some other place that performs authentication, then the  
authenticate-method? I think I have preserved the API as is, so I  
don’t really see how this fails?

Regards  
/ Ulrik