Download and install latest Go:
wget https://go.dev/dl/go1.25.1.linux-amd64.tar.gz
tar xf ../distrib/go1.25.1.linux-amd64.tar.gz
realpath go
export GOROOT=/home/dmitriano/dev/tools/go
export GOPATH=$HOME/go
export PATH=$GOPATH/bin:$GOROOT/bin:$PATH
Install the package:
go install github.com/hamano/lb@latest
go: downloading github.com/hamano/lb v0.0.0-20250416231454-ec2ee72fe3d0
go: downloading github.com/satori/go.uuid v1.2.0
go: downloading github.com/urfave/cli v1.22.5
go: downloading github.com/go-ldap/ldap/v3 v3.4.1
go: downloading github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.0-20190314233015-f79a8a8ca69d
go: downloading github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.0.1
go: downloading github.com/go-asn1-ber/asn1-ber v1.5.1
go: downloading github.com/Azure/go-ntlmssp v0.0.0-20200615164410-66371956d46c
go: downloading golang.org/x/crypto v0.35.0
go: downloading github.com/shurcooL/sanitized_anchor_name v1.0.0
Run lb command:
lb
NAME:
lb - LDAP Benchmarking Tool
USAGE:
lb [global options] command [command options] [arguments...]
VERSION:
0.9.5
AUTHOR:
HAMANO Tsukasa <hamano@osstech.co.jp>
COMMANDS:
add LDAP ADD Benchmarking
bind LDAP BIND Benchmarking
delete LDAP DELETE Benchmarking
modify LDAP MODIFY Benchmarking
search LDAP SEARCH Benchmarking
setup Setup SubCommands
help, h Shows a list of commands or help for one command
GLOBAL OPTIONS:
--help, -h show help
--version, -v print the version
Try to setup:
lb setup base -b 'DC=other,DC=local' ldap://10.15.7.16:389
This is LDAPBench, Version 0.9.5
Copyright 2015 Open Source Solution Technology Corporation
This software is released under the MIT License.
2025/09/04 21:55:24 bind error: LDAP Result Code 49 "Invalid Credentials": 80090308: LdapErr: DSID-0C090434, comment: AcceptSecurityContext error, data 52e, v4f7c
How to Install Go on Ubuntu 24.04: Step-by-Step
https://www.cherryservers.com/blog/install-go-ubuntu-2404
lb – LDAP benchmarking tool like an Apache Bench
https://github.com/hamano/lb?tab=readme-ov-file#usage
Python is the best alternative
https://developernote.com/2025/08/investigating-ldap-sasl-with-wireshark/#python
Namespace – using System.DirectoryServices.Protocols;
https://stackoverflow.com/a/75394375/2394762
LdapDirectoryIdentifier ldap = new LdapDirectoryIdentifier(“Directory Host”, true, false);
LdapConnection connection = new LdapConnection(ldap);
connection.AuthType = AuthType.Basic;
string ldapuser = “cn=” + fullname + “,ou=Org Unit,dc=Value,dc=local”;
connection.Credential = new System.Net.NetworkCredential(ldapuser, password);
connection.Bind();
C++
https://gist.github.com/hbobenicio/a1b7e87a04c7e5f3009359c613b1a674
NBomber – Distributed load-testing framework for .NET. It is designed to test any system regardless of the protocol (HTTP/WebSockets/AMQP) or a semantic model (Pull/Push). It allows to write distributed load test scenarios in plain C# or F#.
https://github.com/PragmaticFlow/NBomber?tab=readme-ov-file
How to Bind asynchronously with LdapConnection
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/41238998/how-to-bind-asynchronously-with-ldapconnection
using System.DirectoryServices.Protocols;using System.Net;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
// ...
using (var connection =
new LdapConnection(
new LdapDirectoryIdentifier("fqdn.example.com", true, false),
new NetworkCredential("someuser", "somepassword"),
AuthType.Basic))
{
// The Answer...
connection.AutoBind = true;
var searchResult = await Task.Factory.FromAsync(
connection.BeginSendRequest,
connection.EndSendRequest,
new SearchRequest(
"DC=example,DC=com",
"(objectClass=user)",
SearchScope.Subtree,
"distinguishedname"),
PartialResultProcessing.NoPartialResultSupport,
null);
// Profit
}