-// @Override
-// protected AbstractUserDirectory scope(User user) {
-// Dictionary<String, Object> credentials = user.getCredentials();
-// String username = (String) credentials.get(SHARED_STATE_USERNAME);
-// if (username == null)
-// username = user.getName();
-// Dictionary<String, Object> properties = cloneProperties();
-// properties.put(Context.SECURITY_PRINCIPAL, username.toString());
-// Object pwdCred = credentials.get(SHARED_STATE_PASSWORD);
-// byte[] pwd = (byte[]) pwdCred;
-// if (pwd != null) {
-// char[] password = DirectoryDigestUtils.bytesToChars(pwd);
-// properties.put(Context.SECURITY_CREDENTIALS, new String(password));
-// } else {
-// properties.put(Context.SECURITY_AUTHENTICATION, "GSSAPI");
-// }
-// return new LdapUserAdmin(properties, true);
-// }
-
-// protected InitialLdapContext getLdapContext() {
-// return initialLdapContext;
-// }
+ @Override
+ public boolean checkConnection() {
+ try {
+ return ldapConnection.entryExists(getDirectory().getBaseDn());
+ } catch (NamingException e) {
+ return false;
+ }
+ }