def __init__(self, server, base_dn, port=389, bind_dn='', bind_pass='',

                 use_ldaps=False, ldap_version=3):

        self.ldap_version = ldap_version

        if use_ldaps:

            port = port or 689

        self.LDAP_USE_LDAPS = use_ldaps

        self.LDAP_SERVER_ADDRESS = server

        self.LDAP_SERVER_PORT = port

        #USE FOR READ ONLY BIND TO LDAP SERVER

        self.LDAP_BIND_DN = bind_dn

        self.LDAP_BIND_PASS = bind_pass

        ldap_server_type = 'ldap'

        if self.LDAP_USE_LDAPS:ldap_server_type = ldap_server_type + 's'

        self.LDAP_SERVER = "%s://%s:%s" % (ldap_server_type,

                                               self.LDAP_SERVER_ADDRESS,

                                               self.LDAP_SERVER_PORT)

        self.BASE_DN = base_dn

    def authenticate_ldap(self, username, password):

        """Authenticate a user via LDAP and return his/her LDAP properties.

        Raises AuthenticationError if the credentials are rejected, or

        EnvironmentError if the LDAP server can't be reached.

        :param username: username

        :param password: password

        """

        from rhodecode.lib.helpers import chop_at

        uid = chop_at(username, "@%s" % self.LDAP_SERVER_ADDRESS)

        if "," in username:

            raise LdapUsernameError("invalid character in username: ,")

        try:

            ldap.set_option(ldap.OPT_X_TLS_CACERTDIR, '/etc/openldap/cacerts')

            ldap.set_option(ldap.OPT_NETWORK_TIMEOUT, 10)

            server = ldap.initialize(self.LDAP_SERVER)

            if self.ldap_version == 2:

                server.protocol = ldap.VERSION2

            else:

                server.protocol = ldap.VERSION3

            if self.LDAP_BIND_DN and self.LDAP_BIND_PASS:

            dn = self.BASE_DN % {'user':uid}

            log.debug("Authenticating %r at %s", dn, self.LDAP_SERVER)

            server.simple_bind_s(dn, password)

            properties = server.search_s(dn, ldap.SCOPE_SUBTREE)

            if not properties:

                raise ldap.NO_SUCH_OBJECT()

        except ldap.NO_SUCH_OBJECT, e:

            log.debug("LDAP says no such user '%s' (%s)", uid, username)

            raise LdapUsernameError()

        except ldap.INVALID_CREDENTIALS, e:

            log.debug("LDAP rejected password for user '%s' (%s)", uid, username)

            raise LdapPasswordError()

        except ldap.SERVER_DOWN, e:

            raise LdapConnectionError("LDAP can't access authentication server")

        return properties[0]