Added verify_password(dn, password) method

CHANGES.rst

@@ -1,25 +1,35 @@
 Changelog
 ---------------
 
-0.1.5
+0.2.0
 +++++
 
-- Added escape_filter_chars() to filter the filter
+**Improvements**
+- Added verify_password(dn, password) method
+
+**Bugfixes**
+- Added escape_filter_chars() to filter (sanitize) the filter
 - Override of cidicts __getitem__ so that user.attrs['nonexistent'] won't raise an exception, but instead returns an empty list
 
+0.1.3 and 0.1.4
++++++++++++++++
+
+- Wrestling with pypi (needs a new version number even if you've made a mistake by uploading rubbish)
+
 0.1.2
 +++++
 
-- README.md to README.rst (pypi should show a nice README as well)
+- Converted README.md to README.rst (pypi should show a nice README as well)
 
 0.1.1
 +++++
 
+**Bugfixes**
 - Fixed pretty print of binary attribute
-- Fixed ldap.get sizelimit=1 exception for now
+- Fixed ldap.get sizelimit=1 exception for now (come back to this later)
 - Added try catch to api
 
-0.1
-+++
+0.1.0
++++++
 
-- Initial version, have to start somewhere
+- Initial version (have to start somewhere)

ldappr/connection.py

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class Connection(object):
 
     def search(self, search_filter):
         """Get list of objects that match the search_filter
+
         :param search_filter: filter to find the objects
         :return: list of LdapperObjects (or empty list)
         """
@@ -83,6 +84,15 @@ class Connection(object):
         result = self.get_values(dn, attr)
         return result[0]
 
+    def verify_password(self, dn, password):
+        try:
+            test_conn = ldap.initialize(self.ldap_url)
+            test_conn.simple_bind_s(dn, password)
+            test_conn.unbind_s()
+            return True
+        except ldap.LDAPError:
+            return False
+
     def close(self):
         self.conn.unbind_s()
 

ldappr/test/test_ldappr.py

@@ -122,5 +122,11 @@ sn: Doe
         user = self.ldap.get_by_dn(self.new_dn)
         self.assertEqual(user.attrs['mobile'], ['9876543210'])
 
+    def test_verify_password(self):
+        self.assertEqual(self.ldap.verify_password(self.bind_dn,
+                                                   self.password), True)
+        self.assertEqual(self.ldap.verify_password(self.bind_dn,
+                                                   'wrong_password'), False)
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()