<cftry>
    <cfset caller.request.ldapAuth=1 >
    <cfldap server  = "ldap.address.com"
        port        = "port"
        username    = "uid=#attributes.id#,ou=People,dc=somenamespace,dc=com"
        password    = "#attributes.password#"
        action  = "query"
          name      = "ldapResults"
        start   = "uid=#attributes.id#,ou=PEOPLE,dc=SOMENAMESPACE,dc=COM"
        secure  = "CFSSL_BASIC"
        scope       = "base"
        attributes  = "*">
    <cfcatch type="Any">
        <cfset caller.request.ldapAuth=0 >
    </cfcatch>
</cftry>