import org.gcube.application.framework.core.security.LDAPAuthenticationModule; public class UserAuthentication { public static void main(String[] args) { System.setProperty("java.security.auth.login.config", "jaas.config"); //put real username - password here String userName = "username"; String userPassword = "password"; boolean authenticated = false; LDAPAuthenticationModule lala = new LDAPAuthenticationModule(); try { authenticated = lala.checkAuthentication(userName, userPassword); } catch (Throwable all) { all.printStackTrace(); } if (authenticated) System.out.println("The user exists"); else System.out.println("The user doesn't exist!"); } }