

Once you install Apache DS in STS, you should see the LDAP perspective.

Hopefully, you have followed the instructions and completed the installaton, so I am going to dive into the setup.

The isntructions are fairly detailed on the Apache DS website, so I’m not going to repeat them here. InstallationĪpache Directory Studio can be installed as a standalone directory server from here or you can follow the instructions here to install it within Eclipse/STS. This post indicates the minimal setup required for an application developer to authenticate against an LDAP server. Please note, this is not a complete tutorial on using Apache DS. I will be talking about the latter, but the instructions are not too different for standalone DS usage. This can be installed in two modes – a standalone server and inside your IDE (Eclipse / STS). I will be using the Apache Directory Studio server. This blog post helps you create your own LDAP server in your development environment. How to set up your own LDAP server for development using Apache Directory Studio in Eclipse / Spring Tool Suite
