Python ldap module not throwing any exception

Question

I am trying to use LDAP python link to use this function. I am simply trying to implement this as a function . Passing parameters something like this:

check_credentials(username="xxxxxx",password="xxx")

But it goes into hanged state and after 5-7 mins it completes execution with no output. Can someone suggets me some good article for this

Answer 1

From looking at your sample code, the LDAP_USER_NAME is a not in the expected DN (distinguished name) format. Typically, Active Directory users have a DN in the format of cn=<username>,cn=users,<domain>. For example, user bjensen in the example.com domain typically would have this DN: cn=bjensen,cn=users,dc=example,dc=com

My guess is that either Active Directory or the Python LDAP library may not return invalid credentials if the DN part is incorrect.