https://www.javiercd.es/en/posts/kong/plugins-autenticacion/18-autenticacion-ldap/Recent content in LDAP Auth in Kong Gateway on AtlasHugo -- gohugo.ioenSun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0200https://www.javiercd.es/en/posts/kong/plugins-autenticacion/18-autenticacion-ldap/18-autenticacion-ldap/Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0200https://www.javiercd.es/en/posts/kong/plugins-autenticacion/18-autenticacion-ldap/18-autenticacion-ldap/<p>LDAP Authentication lets Kong validate a username and password directly against a corporate directory. The backend does not receive those credentials and does not need to implement LDAP.</p> <p>This article explains how the authentication header is built, how Kong locates the user in the directory, and how to protect <code>/ldap-auth</code> through Kong Ingress Controller.</p> <div class="alert info"> <span><i data-feather="info"></i></span> <span><strong><p>This lab continues from <a href="https://www.javiercd.es/posts/kong/03-instalacion-kic/03-instalacion-kic/">Installing KIC</a>. It reuses the <code>kong</code> Gateway, the <code>echo</code> Service, and the <code>192.168.121.200</code> address assigned by MetalLB to <code>kong-gateway-proxy</code>.</p>