passing password to LDAP server

[gmeroz]

In my application, i'm creating a module for user management where i need to add/update/getAll users in the LDAP server.

i'm using the same LDAP for authentication as well.

when i connect the LDAP for these operations, i want to use the same username/password which were used for login. (i'll enable access to this module only to users that have the right role...)

i'm using basic authentication.

the problem is that in my application i can not get the user's password. i get only the principal.

is there a way to pass on the same password used for login?

regards
Gil

[kukeltje]

If you use basicauthentication, you can get this from the http headers, the username/password is base64 encoded in there.

Ronald

[gmeroz]

i need it in a session bean - there's no HTTP header...

[rammy1984]

even iam using LDAP for authentication from JBoss portal so do anyone know how to get the username and password from the LDAP ...... i have a OPen DS running in my comp where i have added some user there.

so plz anyone help me in this context