<% form_tag do %>
	<p>Please authenticate</p>
	<p>
		<label>Username:</label>
		<%= text_field_tag 'login' %>
	</p>
	<p>
		<label>Password:</label>
		<%= password_field_tag 'password' %>
	</p>
	<p><%= submit_tag 'login' %></p>
<% end %>



class AuthController < ApplicationController

  def login
    if request.post?
      if authenticated?(login, password)
        redirect_to :controller => 'story'
      end

    end
  end

  def logout
  end
end



  require "net/ldap"

  DOMAIN_CONTROLLER = "my.spiffy.ldap.server"
  LDAP_PORT = 389

  def self.authenticated?(username, password)
    ldap = Net::LDAP.new
    ldap.host = DOMAIN_CONTROLLER
    ldap.port = LDAP_PORT

    ldap.auth( username, password )

    return ldap.bind
  end