# LDAP library in Ruby

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ldap-library-in-ruby/78028>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [December 2, 2006, 10:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ldap-library-in-ruby/78028 "2006-12-02T22:30:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![mariachi77](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@mariachi77](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mariachi77)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2006, 10:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ldap-library-in-ruby/78028/1 "2006-12-02T22:30:31Z")

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Hi,

Looking for an LDAP module, I found so far  
only bindings/APIs that use native libraries  
like OpenLDAP in the back-end.

Does anybody know a library that builds on a low level  
lib or API like socket, so that it can use LDAP directly  
without installing additional non-Ruby software?

Or is perhaps somebody working on a Net::LDAP  
module? 🙂

Thanks  
MP

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**Author:** ![mariachi77](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@mariachi77](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mariachi77)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2006, 10:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ldap-library-in-ruby/78028/2 "2006-12-02T22:34:32Z")

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On 12/2/06, Michael P. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Or is perhaps somebody working on a Net::LDAP  
> module? 🙂

[http://raa.ruby-lang.org/project/net-ldap/](http://raa.ruby-lang.org/project/net-ldap/)

Yep. Pure Ruby, and very nice.

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**Author:** ![mariachi77](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@mariachi77](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mariachi77)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2006, 6:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ldap-library-in-ruby/78028/3 "2006-12-14T06:51:01Z")

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Wilson B. wrote:

> > without installing additional non-Ruby software?
> > 
> > Or is perhaps somebody working on a Net::LDAP  
> > module? 🙂
> 
> [http://raa.ruby-lang.org/project/net-ldap/](http://raa.ruby-lang.org/project/net-ldap/)
> 
> Yep. Pure Ruby, and very nice.

This is _fantastic_.  
So easy to install, so easy to use.  
Thank you so much.

MP

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**Author:** ![mariachi77](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@mariachi77](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mariachi77)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2006, 11:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ldap-library-in-ruby/78028/4 "2006-12-27T11:46:10Z")

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Wilson B. wrote:

> > without installing additional non-Ruby software?
> > 
> > Or is perhaps somebody working on a Net::LDAP  
> > module? 🙂
> 
> [http://raa.ruby-lang.org/project/net-ldap/](http://raa.ruby-lang.org/project/net-ldap/)
> 
> Yep. Pure Ruby, and very nice.

Tried it. Fantastic!  
Thanks a million.

MP

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**Author:** ![mariachi77](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@mariachi77](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mariachi77)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2006, 8:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ldap-library-in-ruby/78028/5 "2006-12-03T20:29:22Z")

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On 12/2/06, Wilson B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> [http://raa.ruby-lang.org/project/net-ldap/](http://raa.ruby-lang.org/project/net-ldap/)
> 
> Yep. Pure Ruby, and very nice.

Also available on Rubyforge and as a gem.