class User < ActiveRecord::Base

  attr_accessible :username, :password

  SERVER = 'nwauth.uncg.edu'
  PORT = 389
  BASE = 'DC=uncg,DC=edu'
  DOMAIN = 'uncg.edu'

  def self.authenticate(username, password)
    return nil if username.empty? or password.empty?

    conn = Net::LDAP.new :host => SERVER,
                         :port => PORT,
                         :base => BASE,
                         :encryption => :simple_tls,
                         :auth => { :username => "#{username}@#{DOMAIN}",
                                    :password => password,
                                    :method => :simple }
    if conn.bind
      return true
    else
      return nil
    end

    rescue Net::LDAP::LdapError => e
      return nil


  end

end