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Description
When LDAP authentication and authorization is enabled in the Server, the contents of {USER} value in the security.ldap.authz.queryTemplate configuration option needs to be escaped in accordance to the RFC4515. Please see the example below:
$ mongo --host rhel-73.acme.qa --authenticationDatabase '$external' --authenticationMechanism PLAIN --username peter.pan -p
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MongoDB shell version v3.4.9
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Enter password:
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connecting to: mongodb://rhel-73.acme.qa:27017/
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MongoDB server version: 3.4.9
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2017-10-18T11:37:14.679-0700 E QUERY [thread1] Error: Failed to acquire LDAP group membership :
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DB.prototype._authOrThrow@src/mongo/shell/db.js:1461:20
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@(auth):7:1
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@(auth):1:2
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exception: login failed
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mongod.log:
2017-10-18T11:37:14.679-0700 E ACCESS [conn5] LDAP authorization failed: UnknownError: Failed to obtain LDAP entities for query 'BaseDN: "cn=Users,dc=ACME,dc=QA", Scope: "sub", Filter: "(&(objectClass=group)(member:1.2.840.113556.1.4.1941:=CN=Pan\, Peter (J.M. Barrie's fictional character),CN=Users,DC=ACME,DC=QA))"': LDAP Operation <ldap_search_ext_s>, Failed to perform query: Bad search filter' Query was: 'BaseDN: "cn=Users,dc=ACME,dc=QA", Scope: "sub", Filter: "(&(objectClass=group)(member:1.2.840.113556.1.4.1941:=CN=Pan\, Peter (J.M. Barrie's fictional character),CN=Users,DC=ACME,DC=QA))"'". (-7/Bad search filter)
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Correspondent ldapsearch reproduction (please disregard bash-related escaping of the single quote character):
$ ldapsearch -LLL -H ldap://ad.acme.qa -D 'mdb@acme.qa' -W -b "CN=Users,DC=ACME,DC=QA" -s sub '(&(objectClass=group)(member:1.2.840.113556.1.4.1941:=CN=Pan\, Peter (J.M. Barrie'"'"'s fictional character),CN=Users,DC=ACME,DC=QA))' cn
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Enter LDAP Password:
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ldap_search_ext: Bad search filter (-7)
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Correct search filter syntax (please disregard bash-related escaping of the single quote character):
$ ldapsearch -LLL -H ldap://ad.acme.qa -D 'mdb@acme.qa' -W -b "CN=Users,DC=ACME,DC=QA" -s sub '(&(objectClass=group)(member:1.2.840.113556.1.4.1941:=CN=Pan\\2c Peter \\28J.M. Barrie'"'"'s fictional character\\29,CN=Users,DC=ACME,DC=QA))' cn
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Enter LDAP Password:
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dn: CN=Global-Admins-Database,CN=Users,DC=ACME,DC=QA
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cn: Global-Admins-Database
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Attachments
Issue Links
- is documented by
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DOCS-11100 Docs for SERVER-31625: The contents of {USER} needs to be escaped when querying for the groups using LDAP server
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- Closed
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