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Sep 28, 2026 · Backend Development

Spring Boot 3.x AD/LDAP Integration: Unified Auth, Group Mapping & Production Pitfalls

This article details integrating Spring Boot 3.x with Active Directory/LDAP for unified authentication, covering directory model concepts, connection pooling, custom authentication providers, group-to-role mapping, JWT/OIDC/MFA integration, testing strategies, and critical production pitfalls like connection leaks, timeout misconfiguration, nested group performance, and certificate issues.