diff --git a/spring-security-mvc-ldap/README.md b/spring-security-mvc-ldap/README.md index 95e45ae519..54487164ee 100644 --- a/spring-security-mvc-ldap/README.md +++ b/spring-security-mvc-ldap/README.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ ========= -## Spring Security with Basic Authentication Example Project +## Spring Security with LDAP Example Project ### Relevant Article: @@ -9,4 +9,9 @@ ### Notes -- the project includes both views as well as a REST layer \ No newline at end of file +- the project uses Spring Boot - simply run 'SampleLDAPApplication.java' to start up Spring Boot with a Tomcat container and embedded LDAP server. +- Once started, open 'http://localhost:8080' +- This will display the publicly available Home Page +- Navigate to 'Secure Page' to trigger authentication +- Username: 'baeldung', password: 'password' +- This will authenticate you, and display your allocated roles (as defined in the 'users.ldif' file)