Yes, it is backwards compatible. Actually, it isn't ready for 1.4 yet since the authentication hook has been added, and the code hasn't been modified to use it yet.

Currently, there isn't a patch to add this feature for you since it is scheduled to be included in 1.4. To add this patch you'll have to splice the code in yourself. I know its a pain, but thankfully the patch is somewhat small. Make sure you add the bugfixes, as the patch will not work without them.

Ryan Lane NAVOCEANO

-----Original Message----- From: wikitech-l-bounces@wikimedia.org [SMTP:wikitech-l-bounces@wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Patrice Matignon Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 2:25 PM To: wikitech-l@wikimedia.org Cc: Mel Christie; mail@tgries.de Subject: [Wikitech-l] FW: Meta-Wiki LDAP authentication

Hello all

My name is Patrice Matignon, and I'm interested in MediaWiki LDAP authentication capabilities for which I was hoping to get more info.

I've read the BugZilla report #814 and the LDAP authentication meta-wiki page, but I'm still not clear on 2 things:

1. Is this "patch" available already, and if yes, where would that be?
2. The BugZilla refers to the v1.4 baseline, but I was hoping someone

would know whether it would be backward-compatible with a v1.3.8 instance we have.

Thanks much for your time, and best regards.

• Patrice Matignon

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