leaning LDAP api.py
[sfa.git] / sfa / senslab / LDAPapi.py
index 84528e7..26b8167 100644 (file)
+import random
+from passlib.hash import ldap_salted_sha1 as lssha
+from sfa.util.xrn import get_authority 
+import ldap
+from sfa.util.config import Config
+from sfa.trust.hierarchy import Hierarchy
+#from sfa.trust.certificate import *
+import ldap.modlist as modlist
+from sfa.util.sfalogging import logger
+import os.path
 
+#API for OpenLDAP
 
 
-import ldap
-from sfa.util.config import *
-from sfa.trust.gid import *
-from sfa.trust.hierarchy import *
-from sfa.trust.auth import *
-from sfa.trust.certificate import *
+class LdapConfig():
+    def __init__(self, config_file =  '/etc/sfa/ldap_config.py'):
+        try:
+            execfile(config_file, self.__dict__)
+       
+            self.config_file = config_file
+            # path to configuration data
+            self.config_path = os.path.dirname(config_file)
+        except IOError:
+            raise IOError, "Could not find or load the configuration file: %s" \
+                            % config_file
+  
+        
+class ldap_co:
+    """ Set admin login and server configuration variables."""
+    
+    def __init__(self):
+        #Senslab PROD LDAP parameters
+        self.ldapserv = None
+        ldap_config = LdapConfig()
+        self.config = ldap_config
+        self.ldapHost = ldap_config.LDAP_IP_ADDRESS 
+        self.ldapPeopleDN = ldap_config.LDAP_PEOPLE_DN
+        self.ldapGroupDN = ldap_config.LDAP_GROUP_DN
+        self.ldapAdminDN = ldap_config.LDAP_WEB_DN
+        self.ldapAdminPassword = ldap_config.LDAP_WEB_PASSWORD
+
+
+        self.ldapPort = ldap.PORT
+        self.ldapVersion  = ldap.VERSION3
+        self.ldapSearchScope = ldap.SCOPE_SUBTREE
+
+
+    def connect(self, bind = True):
+        """Enables connection to the LDAP server.
+        Set the bind parameter to True if a bind is needed
+        (for add/modify/delete operations).
+        Set to False otherwise.
+        
+        """
+        try:
+            self.ldapserv = ldap.open(self.ldapHost)
+        except ldap.LDAPError, error:
+            return {'bool' : False, 'message' : error }
+        
+        # Bind with authentification
+        if(bind): 
+            return self.bind()
+        
+        else:     
+            return {'bool': True} 
+    
+    def bind(self):
+        """ Binding method. """
+        try:
+            # Opens a connection after a call to ldap.open in connect:
+            self.ldapserv = ldap.initialize("ldap://" + self.ldapHost)
+                
+            # Bind/authenticate with a user with apropriate 
+            #rights to add objects
+            self.ldapserv.simple_bind_s(self.ldapAdminDN, \
+                                    self.ldapAdminPassword)
 
+        except ldap.LDAPError, error:
+            return {'bool' : False, 'message' : error }
+
+        return {'bool': True}
+    
+    def close(self):
+        """ Close the LDAP connection """
+        try:
+            self.ldapserv.unbind_s()
+        except ldap.LDAPError, error:
+            return {'bool' : False, 'message' : error }
+            
+        
 class LDAPapi :
-       def __init__(self, record_filter = None):
-               self.ldapserv=ldap.open("192.168.0.251")
-               self.senslabauth=Hierarchy()
-               config=Config()
-               self.authname=config.SFA_REGISTRY_ROOT_AUTH
-               authinfo=self.senslabauth.get_auth_info(self.authname)
-       
-               self.auth=Auth()
-               gid=authinfo.get_gid_object()
-       
-       def ldapFind(self, record_filter = None, columns=None):
-
-               results = []
-       
-               if 'authority' in record_filter:
-               # ask for authority
-                       if record_filter['authority']==self.authname:
-                               # which is SFA_REGISTRY_ROOT_AUTH
-                               # request all records which are under our authority, ie all ldap entries
-                               ldapfilter="cn=*"
-                       else:
-                               #which is NOT SFA_REGISTRY_ROOT_AUTH
-                               return []
-               else :
-                       if not 'hrn' in record_filter:
-                               print >>sys.stderr,"find : don't know how to handle filter ",record_filter
-                               return []
-                       else:
-                               hrns=[]
-                               h=record_filter['hrn']
-                               if  isinstance(h,list):
-                                       hrns=h
-                               else : 
-                                       hrns.append(h)
-       
-                               ldapfilter="(|"
-                               for hrn in hrns:
-                                       splited_hrn=hrn.split(".")
-                                       if splited_hrn[0] != "SFA_REGISTRY_ROOT_AUTH" :
-                                               print >>sys.stderr,"i know nothing about",hrn
-                                       else :
-                                               login=splited_hrn[1]
-                                               ldapfilter+="(uid="
-                                               ldapfilter+=login
-                                               ldapfilter+=")"
-                               ldapfilter+=")"
-       
-       
-               rindex=self.ldapserv.search("ou=people,dc=senslab,dc=info",ldap.SCOPE_SUBTREE,ldapfilter, ['mail','givenName', 'sn', 'uid','sshPublicKey'])
-               ldapresponse=self.ldapserv.result(rindex,1)
-               for ldapentry in ldapresponse[1]:
-                       hrn=self.authname+"."+ldapentry[1]['uid'][0]
-                       uuid=create_uuid() 
-               
-                       RSA_KEY_STRING=ldapentry[1]['sshPublicKey'][0]
-               
-                       pkey=convert_public_key(RSA_KEY_STRING)
-               
-                       gid=self.senslabauth.create_gid("urn:publicid:IDN+"+self.authname+"+user+"+ldapentry[1]['uid'][0], uuid, pkey, CA=False)
-               
-                       parent_hrn = get_authority(hrn)
-                       parent_auth_info = self.senslabauth.get_auth_info(parent_hrn)
-
-                       results.append(  {      
-                               'type': 'user',
-#                              'email': ldapentry[1]['mail'][0],
-#                              'first_name': ldapentry[1]['givenName'][0],
-#                              'last_name': ldapentry[1]['sn'][0],
-#                              'phone': 'none',
-                               'gid': gid.save_to_string(),
-                               'serial': 'none',
-                               'authority': self.authname,
-                               'peer_authority': '',
-                               'pointer' : '',
-                               'hrn': hrn,
-                               'date_created' : 'none',
-                               'last_updated': 'none'
-                               } )
-               return results
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+    def __init__(self):
+        logger.setLevelDebug() 
+        #SFA related config
+        self.senslabauth = Hierarchy()
+        config = Config()
+        
+        self.authname = config.SFA_REGISTRY_ROOT_AUTH
+
+        self.conn =  ldap_co() 
+        self.ldapUserQuotaNFS = self.conn.config.LDAP_USER_QUOTA_NFS 
+        self.ldapUserUidNumberMin = self.conn.config.LDAP_USER_UID_NUMBER_MIN 
+        self.ldapUserGidNumber = self.conn.config.LDAP_USER_GID_NUMBER 
+        self.ldapUserHomePath = self.conn.config.LDAP_USER_HOME_PATH 
+        
+        self.lengthPassword = 8
+        self.baseDN = self.conn.ldapPeopleDN
+        #authinfo=self.senslabauth.get_auth_info(self.authname)
+        
+        
+        self.charsPassword = [ '!','$','(',')','*','+',',','-','.', \
+                                '0','1','2','3','4','5','6','7','8','9', \
+                                'A','B','C','D','E','F','G','H','I','J', \
+                                'K','L','M','N','O','P','Q','R','S','T', \
+                                'U','V','W','X','Y','Z','_','a','b','c', \
+                                'd','e','f','g','h','i','j','k','l','m', \
+                                'n','o','p','q','r','s','t','u','v','w', \
+                                'x','y','z','\'']
+        
+        self.ldapShell = '/bin/bash'
+
+    
+    def generate_login(self, record):
+        """Generate login for adding a new user in LDAP Directory 
+        (four characters minimum length)
+        Record contains first name and last name.
+        
+        """ 
+        #Remove all special characters from first_name/last name
+        lower_first_name = record['first_name'].replace('-','')\
+                                        .replace('_','').replace('[','')\
+                                        .replace(']','').replace(' ','')\
+                                        .lower()
+        lower_last_name = record['last_name'].replace('-','')\
+                                        .replace('_','').replace('[','')\
+                                        .replace(']','').replace(' ','')\
+                                        .lower()  
+        length_last_name = len(lower_last_name)
+        login_max_length = 8
+        
+        #Try generating a unique login based on first name and last name
+        getAttrs = ['uid']
+        if length_last_name >= login_max_length :
+            login = lower_last_name[0:login_max_length]
+            index = 0
+            logger.debug("login : %s index : %s" %(login, index))
+        elif length_last_name >= 4 :
+            login = lower_last_name
+            index = 0
+            logger.debug("login : %s index : %s" %(login, index))
+        elif length_last_name == 3 :
+            login = lower_first_name[0:1] + lower_last_name
+            index = 1
+            logger.debug("login : %s index : %s" %(login, index))
+        elif length_last_name == 2:
+            if len ( lower_first_name) >=2:
+                login = lower_first_name[0:2] + lower_last_name
+                index = 2
+                logger.debug("login : %s index : %s" %(login, index))
+            else:
+                logger.error("LoginException : \
+                            Generation login error with \
+                            minimum four characters")
+            
+                
+        else :
+            logger.error("LDAP generate_login failed : \
+                            impossible to generate unique login for %s %s" \
+                            %(lower_first_name,lower_last_name))
+            
+        login_filter = '(uid=' + login + ')'
+        
+        try :
+            #Check if login already in use
+            while (len(self.LdapSearch(login_filter, getAttrs)) is not 0 ):
+            
+                index += 1
+                if index >= 9:
+                    logger.error("LoginException : Generation login error \
+                                    with minimum four characters")
+                else:
+                    try:
+                        login = lower_first_name[0:index] + \
+                                    lower_last_name[0:login_max_length-index]
+                        login_filter = '(uid='+ login+ ')'
+                    except KeyError:
+                        print "lower_first_name - lower_last_name too short"
+                        
+            logger.debug("LDAP.API \t generate_login login %s" %(login))
+            return login
+                    
+        except  ldap.LDAPError, error :
+            logger.log_exc("LDAP generate_login Error %s" %error)
+            return None
+
+        
+
+    def generate_password(self):
+    
+        """Generate password for adding a new user in LDAP Directory 
+        (8 characters length) return password
+        
+        """
+        password = str()
+        length = len(self.charsPassword)
+        for index in range(self.lengthPassword):
+            char_index = random.randint(0, length-1)
+            password += self.charsPassword[char_index]
+
+        return password
+
+    def encrypt_password(self, password):
+        """ Use passlib library to make a RFC2307 LDAP encrypted password
+        salt size = 8, use sha-1 algorithm. Returns encrypted password.
+        
+        """
+        #Keep consistency with Java Senslab's LDAP API 
+        #RFC2307SSHAPasswordEncryptor so set the salt size to 8 bytres
+        return lssha.encrypt(password,salt_size = 8)
+    
+
+
+    def find_max_uidNumber(self):
+            
+        """Find the LDAP max uidNumber (POSIX uid attribute) .
+        Used when adding a new user in LDAP Directory 
+        returns string  max uidNumber + 1
+        
+        """
+        #First, get all the users in the LDAP
+        getAttrs = "(uidNumber=*)"
+        login_filter = ['uidNumber']
+
+        result_data = self.LdapSearch(getAttrs, login_filter) 
+        #It there is no user in LDAP yet, First LDAP user
+        if result_data == []:
+            max_uidnumber = self.ldapUserUidNumberMin
+        #Otherwise, get the highest uidNumber
+        else:
+            
+            uidNumberList = [int(r[1]['uidNumber'][0])for r in result_data ]
+            logger.debug("LDAPapi.py \tfind_max_uidNumber  \
+                                    uidNumberList %s " %(uidNumberList))
+            max_uidnumber = max(uidNumberList) + 1
+            
+        return str(max_uidnumber)
+         
+         
+    def get_ssh_pkey(self, record):
+        """TODO ; Get ssh public key from sfa record  
+        To be filled by N. Turro ? or using GID pl way?
+        
+        """
+        return 'A REMPLIR '
+
+    def make_ldap_filters_from_record(self, record=None):
+        """TODO Handle OR filtering in the ldap query when 
+        dealing with a list of records instead of doing a for loop in GetPersons   
+        Helper function to make LDAP filter requests out of SFA records.
+        """
+        req_ldap = ''
+        req_ldapdict = {}
+        if record :
+            if 'first_name' in record  and 'last_name' in record:
+                req_ldapdict['cn'] = str(record['first_name'])+" "\
+                                        + str(record['last_name'])
+            if 'email' in record :
+                req_ldapdict['mail'] = record['email']
+            if 'mail' in record:
+                req_ldapdict['mail'] = record['mail']
+            if 'enabled' in record:
+                if record['enabled'] == True :
+                    req_ldapdict['shadowExpire'] = '-1'
+                else:
+                    req_ldapdict['shadowExpire'] = '0'
+                
+            #Hrn should not be part of the filter because the hrn 
+            #presented by a certificate of a SFA user not imported in 
+            #Senslab  does not include the senslab login in it 
+            #Plus, the SFA user may already have an account with senslab
+            #using another login.
+                
+            #if 'hrn' in record :
+                #splited_hrn = record['hrn'].split(".")
+                #if splited_hrn[0] != self.authname :
+                    #logger.warning(" \r\n LDAP.PY \
+                        #make_ldap_filters_from_record I know nothing \
+                        #about %s my authname is %s not %s" \
+                        #%(record['hrn'], self.authname, splited_hrn[0]) )
+                        
+                #login=splited_hrn[1]
+                #req_ldapdict['uid'] = login
+            
+
+            logger.debug("\r\n \t LDAP.PY make_ldap_filters_from_record \
+                                record %s req_ldapdict %s" \
+                                %(record, req_ldapdict))
+            
+            for k in req_ldapdict:
+                req_ldap += '('+ str(k)+ '=' + str(req_ldapdict[k]) + ')'
+            if  len(req_ldapdict.keys()) >1 :
+                req_ldap = req_ldap[:0]+"(&"+req_ldap[0:]
+                size = len(req_ldap)
+                req_ldap = req_ldap[:(size-1)] +')'+ req_ldap[(size-1):]
+        else:
+            req_ldap = "(cn=*)"
+        
+        return req_ldap
+        
+    def make_ldap_attributes_from_record(self, record):
+        """When addind a new user to Senslab's LDAP, creates an attributes 
+        dictionnary from the SFA record.
+        
+        """
+
+        attrs = {}
+        attrs['objectClass'] = ["top", "person", "inetOrgPerson", \
+                                    "organizationalPerson", "posixAccount", \
+                                    "shadowAccount", "systemQuotas", \
+                                    "ldapPublicKey"]
+        
+        attrs['givenName'] = str(record['first_name']).lower().capitalize()
+        attrs['sn'] = str(record['last_name']).lower().capitalize()
+        attrs['cn'] = attrs['givenName'] + ' ' + attrs['sn']
+        attrs['gecos'] = attrs['givenName'] + ' ' + attrs['sn']
+        attrs['uid'] = self.generate_login(record)   
+                    
+        attrs['quota'] = self.ldapUserQuotaNFS 
+        attrs['homeDirectory'] = self.ldapUserHomePath + attrs['uid']
+        attrs['loginShell'] = self.ldapShell
+        attrs['gidNumber'] = self.ldapUserGidNumber
+        attrs['uidNumber'] = self.find_max_uidNumber()
+        attrs['mail'] = record['mail'].lower()
+        try:
+            attrs['sshPublicKey'] = record['pkey']
+        except KeyError:
+            attrs['sshPublicKey'] = self.get_ssh_pkey(record) 
+        
+
+        #Password is automatically generated because SFA user don't go 
+        #through the Senslab website  used to register new users, 
+        #There is no place in SFA where users can enter such information
+        #yet.
+        #If the user wants to set his own password , he must go to the Senslab 
+        #website.
+        password = self.generate_password()
+        attrs['userPassword']= self.encrypt_password(password)
+        
+        #Account automatically validated (no mail request to admins)
+        #Set to 0 to disable the account, -1 to enable it,
+        attrs['shadowExpire'] = '-1'
+
+        #Motivation field in Senslab
+        attrs['description'] = 'SFA USER FROM OUTSIDE SENSLAB'
+
+        attrs['ou'] = 'SFA'         #Optional: organizational unit
+        #No info about those here:
+        attrs['l'] = 'To be defined'#Optional: Locality. 
+        attrs['st'] = 'To be defined' #Optional: state or province (country).
+
+        return attrs
+
+
+
+    def LdapAddUser(self, record) :
+        """Add SFA user to LDAP if it is not in LDAP  yet. """
+        
+        user_ldap_attrs = self.make_ldap_attributes_from_record(record)
+
+        
+        #Check if user already in LDAP wih email, first name and last name
+        filter_by = self.make_ldap_filters_from_record(user_ldap_attrs)
+        user_exist = self.LdapSearch(filter_by)
+        if user_exist:
+            logger.warning(" \r\n \t LDAP LdapAddUser user %s %s \
+                        already exists" %(user_ldap_attrs['sn'], \
+                        user_ldap_attrs['mail'])) 
+            return {'bool': False}
+        
+        #Bind to the server
+        result = self.conn.connect()
+        
+        if(result['bool']):
+            
+            # A dict to help build the "body" of the object
+            
+            logger.debug(" \r\n \t LDAP LdapAddUser attrs %s " %user_ldap_attrs)
+
+            # The dn of our new entry/object
+            dn = 'uid=' + user_ldap_attrs['uid'] + "," + self.baseDN 
+
+            try:
+                ldif = modlist.addModlist(user_ldap_attrs)
+                logger.debug("LDAPapi.py add attrs %s \r\n  ldif %s"\
+                                %(user_ldap_attrs,ldif) )
+                self.conn.ldapserv.add_s(dn,ldif)
+                
+                logger.info("Adding user %s login %s in LDAP" \
+                        %(user_ldap_attrs['cn'] ,user_ldap_attrs['uid']))
+                        
+                        
+            except ldap.LDAPError, error:
+                logger.log_exc("LDAP Add Error %s" %error)
+                return {'bool' : False, 'message' : error }
+        
+            self.conn.close()
+            return {'bool': True}  
+        else: 
+            return result
+
+        
+    def LdapDelete(self, person_dn):
+        """
+        Deletes a person in LDAP. Uses the dn of the user.
+        """
+        #Connect and bind   
+        result =  self.conn.connect()
+        if(result['bool']):
+            try:
+                self.conn.ldapserv.delete_s(person_dn)
+                self.conn.close()
+                return {'bool': True}
+            
+            except ldap.LDAPError, error:
+                logger.log_exc("LDAP Delete Error %s" %error)
+                return {'bool': False}
+        
+    
+    def LdapDeleteUser(self, record_filter): 
+        """
+        Deletes a SFA person in LDAP, based on the user's hrn.
+        """
+        #Find uid of the  person 
+        person = self.LdapFindUser(record_filter,[])
+        logger.debug("LDAPapi.py \t LdapDeleteUser record %s person %s" \
+        %(record_filter, person))
+
+        if person:
+            dn = 'uid=' + person['uid'] + "," +self.baseDN 
+        else:
+            return {'bool': False}
+        
+        result = self.LdapDelete(dn)
+        return result
+        
+
+    def LdapModify(self, dn, old_attributes_dict, new_attributes_dict): 
+        """ Modifies a LDAP entry """
+         
+        ldif = modlist.modifyModlist(old_attributes_dict,new_attributes_dict)
+        # Connect and bind/authenticate    
+        result = self.conn.connect() 
+        if (result['bool']): 
+            try:
+                self.conn.ldapserv.modify_s(dn,ldif)
+                self.conn.close()
+                return {'bool' : True }
+            except ldap.LDAPError, error:
+                logger.log_exc("LDAP LdapModify Error %s" %error)
+                return {'bool' : False }
+    
+        
+    def LdapModifyUser(self, user_record, new_attributes_dict):
+        """
+        Gets the record from one user_uid_login based on record_filter 
+        and changes the attributes according to the specified new_attributes.
+        Does not use this if we need to modify the uid. Use a ModRDN 
+        #operation instead ( modify relative DN )
+        """
+        if user_record is None:
+            logger.error("LDAP \t LdapModifyUser Need user record  ")
+            return {'bool': False} 
+        
+        #Get all the attributes of the user_uid_login 
+        #person = self.LdapFindUser(record_filter,[])
+        req_ldap = self.make_ldap_filters_from_record(user_record)
+        person_list = self.LdapSearch(req_ldap,[])
+        logger.debug("LDAPapi.py \t LdapModifyUser person_list : %s" \
+                                                        %(person_list))
+        if person_list and len(person_list) > 1 :
+            logger.error("LDAP \t LdapModifyUser Too many users returned")
+            return {'bool': False}
+        if person_list is None :
+            logger.error("LDAP \t LdapModifyUser  User %s doesn't exist "\
+                        %(user_record))
+            return {'bool': False} 
+        
+        # The dn of our existing entry/object
+        #One result only from ldapSearch
+        person = person_list[0][1]
+        dn  = 'uid=' + person['uid'][0] + "," +self.baseDN  
+       
+        if new_attributes_dict:
+            old = {}
+            for k in new_attributes_dict:
+                if k not in person:
+                    old[k] =  ''
+                else :
+                    old[k] = person[k]
+            logger.debug(" LDAPapi.py \t LdapModifyUser  new_attributes %s"\
+                                %( new_attributes_dict))  
+            result = self.LdapModify(dn, old,new_attributes_dict)
+            return result
+        else:
+            logger.error("LDAP \t LdapModifyUser  No new attributes given. ")
+            return {'bool': False} 
+            
+            
+            
+            
+    def LdapMarkUserAsDeleted(self, record): 
+
+        
+        new_attrs = {}
+        #Disable account
+        new_attrs['shadowExpire'] = '0'
+        logger.debug(" LDAPapi.py \t LdapMarkUserAsDeleted ")
+        ret = self.LdapModifyUser(record, new_attrs)
+        return ret
+
+            
+    def LdapResetPassword(self,record):
+        """
+        Resets password for the user whose record is the parameter and changes
+        the corresponding entry in the LDAP.
+        
+        """
+        password = self.generate_password()
+        attrs = {}
+        attrs['userPassword'] = self.encrypt_password(password)
+        logger.debug("LDAP LdapResetPassword encrypt_password %s"\
+                    %(attrs['userPassword']))
+        result = self.LdapModifyUser(record, attrs)
+        return result
+        
+        
+    def LdapSearch (self, req_ldap = None, expected_fields = None ):
+        """
+        Used to search directly in LDAP, by using ldap filters and
+        return fields. 
+        When req_ldap is None, returns all the entries in the LDAP.
+      
+        """
+        result = self.conn.connect(bind = False)
+        if (result['bool']) :
+            
+            return_fields_list = []
+            if expected_fields == None : 
+                return_fields_list = ['mail','givenName', 'sn', 'uid', \
+                                        'sshPublicKey', 'shadowExpire']
+            else : 
+                return_fields_list = expected_fields
+            #No specifc request specified, get the whole LDAP    
+            if req_ldap == None:
+                req_ldap = '(cn=*)'
+               
+            logger.debug("LDAP.PY \t LdapSearch  req_ldap %s \
+                                    return_fields_list %s" \
+                                    %(req_ldap, return_fields_list))
+
+            try:
+                msg_id = self.conn.ldapserv.search(
+                                            self.baseDN,ldap.SCOPE_SUBTREE,\
+                                            req_ldap, return_fields_list)     
+                #Get all the results matching the search from ldap in one 
+                #shot (1 value)
+                result_type, result_data = \
+                                        self.conn.ldapserv.result(msg_id,1)
+
+                self.conn.close()
+
+                logger.debug("LDAP.PY \t LdapSearch  result_data %s"\
+                            %(result_data))
+
+                return result_data
+            
+            except  ldap.LDAPError,error :
+                logger.log_exc("LDAP LdapSearch Error %s" %error)
+                return []
+            
+            else:
+                logger.error("LDAP.PY \t Connection Failed" )
+                return 
+        
+    def LdapFindUser(self, record = None, is_user_enabled=None, \
+            expected_fields = None):
+        """
+        Search a SFA user with a hrn. User should be already registered 
+        in Senslab LDAP. 
+        Returns one matching entry 
+        """   
+        custom_record = {}
+        if is_user_enabled: 
+          
+            custom_record['enabled'] = is_user_enabled
+        if record:  
+            custom_record.update(record)
+
+
+        req_ldap = self.make_ldap_filters_from_record(custom_record)     
+        return_fields_list = []
+        if expected_fields == None : 
+            return_fields_list = ['mail','givenName', 'sn', 'uid', \
+                                    'sshPublicKey']
+        else : 
+            return_fields_list = expected_fields
+            
+        result_data = self.LdapSearch(req_ldap, return_fields_list )
+        logger.debug("LDAP.PY \t LdapFindUser  result_data %s" %(result_data))
+           
+        if len(result_data) is 0:
+            return None
+        #Asked for a specific user
+        if record :
+            #try:
+            ldapentry = result_data[0][1]
+            logger.debug("LDAP.PY \t LdapFindUser ldapentry %s" %(ldapentry))
+            tmpname = ldapentry['uid'][0]
+
+            tmpemail = ldapentry['mail'][0]
+            if ldapentry['mail'][0] == "unknown":
+                tmpemail = None
+                    
+            #except IndexError: 
+                #logger.error("LDAP ldapFindHRn : no entry for record %s found"\
+                            #%(record))
+                #return None
+                
+            try:
+                hrn = record['hrn']
+                parent_hrn = get_authority(hrn)
+                peer_authority = None
+                if parent_hrn is not self.authname:
+                    peer_authority = parent_hrn
+
+                results =  {   
+                            'type': 'user',
+                            'pkey': ldapentry['sshPublicKey'][0],
+                            #'uid': ldapentry[1]['uid'][0],
+                            'uid': tmpname ,
+                            'email':tmpemail,
+                            #'email': ldapentry[1]['mail'][0],
+                            'first_name': ldapentry['givenName'][0],
+                            'last_name': ldapentry['sn'][0],
+                            #'phone': 'none',
+                            'serial': 'none',
+                            'authority': parent_hrn,
+                            'peer_authority': peer_authority,
+                            'pointer' : -1,
+                            'hrn': hrn,
+                            }
+            except KeyError,error:
+                logger.log_exc("LDAPapi \t LdaFindUser KEyError %s" \
+                                %error )
+                return
+        else:
+        #Asked for all users in ldap
+            results = []
+            for ldapentry in result_data:
+                logger.debug(" LDAP.py LdapFindUser ldapentry name : %s " \
+                                %(ldapentry[1]['uid'][0]))
+                tmpname = ldapentry[1]['uid'][0]
+                hrn=self.authname+"."+ tmpname
+                
+                tmpemail = ldapentry[1]['mail'][0]
+                if ldapentry[1]['mail'][0] == "unknown":
+                    tmpemail = None
+
+        
+                parent_hrn = get_authority(hrn)
+                parent_auth_info = self.senslabauth.get_auth_info(parent_hrn)
+                try:
+                    results.append(  { 
+                            'type': 'user',
+                            'pkey': ldapentry[1]['sshPublicKey'][0],
+                            #'uid': ldapentry[1]['uid'][0],
+                            'uid': tmpname ,
+                            'email':tmpemail,
+                            #'email': ldapentry[1]['mail'][0],
+                            'first_name': ldapentry[1]['givenName'][0],
+                            'last_name': ldapentry[1]['sn'][0],
+                            #'phone': 'none',
+                            'serial': 'none',
+                            'authority': self.authname,
+                            'peer_authority': '',
+                            'pointer' : -1,
+                            'hrn': hrn,
+                            } ) 
+                except KeyError,error:
+                    logger.log_exc("LDAPapi.PY \t LdapFindUser EXCEPTION %s" \
+                                                %(error))
+                    return
+        return results   
+