Bind using an attribute?

Question

I want to be able to bind to the directory using either my e-mail address, or my cn. Is there a way to setup this up in the directory, or would I have to write a script to query the directory, find the dn, and then login using that?
example: my account is set up as: dn:cn=john smith,dc=abc,dc=com
Within the entry, John has a mail attribute of: [email protected]
Can I set up 5.2, so that John can bind as mail=[email protected]
Thanks.

Answer 1

Hi There,
My managed bean definition is:
"http://java.sun.com/dtd/web-facesconfig_1_0.dtd">
<faces-config>
<managed-bean>
<managed-bean-name>SessionBean1</managed-bean-name>
<managed-bean-class>jimmysmortgagepaymentcalculator.SessionBean1</managed-bean-class>
<managed-bean-scope>session</managed-bean-scope>
</managed-bean>
<managed-bean>
<managed-bean-name>ApplicationBean1</managed-bean-name>
<managed-bean-class>jimmysmortgagepaymentcalculator.ApplicationBean1</managed-bean-class>
<managed-bean-scope>application</managed-bean-scope>
</managed-bean>
<managed-bean>
<managed-bean-name>Page1</managed-bean-name>
<managed-bean-class>jimmysmortgagepaymentcalculator.Page1</managed-bean-class>
<managed-bean-scope>request</managed-bean-scope>
</managed-bean>
<managed-bean>
<managed-bean-name>com$bloodoo$PaymentBean</managed-bean-name>
<managed-bean-class>com.bloodoo.com$bloodoo$PaymentBean</managed-bean-class>
<managed-bean-scope>session</managed-bean-scope>
</managed-bean>
<managed-bean>
<managed-bean-name>PaymentBean</managed-bean-name>
<managed-bean-class>com.bloodoo.PaymentBean</managed-bean-class>
<managed-bean-scope>session</managed-bean-scope>
</managed-bean>
</faces-config>
Regards
Jim