-provider_name*: a unique name for this authentication provider.
-authoritative (false): Set to true if LDAP's responses are authoritative (meaning if LDAP fails, do check any other plugins or the internal password database).
-autoregistration (false): Set to true if users should be automatically created when they attempt to login.
-email_changeable (true): Are users allowed to change their email address? (true or false)
-password_changeable (true): Are users allowed to change their passwords? (true or false)
-
-host*: LDAP server name to connect to. You can provide several hosts in an array in which case the hosts are tried from left to right.. See http://pear.php.net/manual/en/package.networking.net-ldap2.connecting.php
-port: Port on the server. See http://pear.php.net/manual/en/package.networking.net-ldap2.connecting.php
-version: LDAP version. See http://pear.php.net/manual/en/package.networking.net-ldap2.connecting.php
-starttls: TLS is started after connecting. See http://pear.php.net/manual/en/package.networking.net-ldap2.connecting.php
-binddn: The distinguished name to bind as (username). See http://pear.php.net/manual/en/package.networking.net-ldap2.connecting.php
-bindpw: Password for the binddn. See http://pear.php.net/manual/en/package.networking.net-ldap2.connecting.php
-basedn*: LDAP base name (root directory). See http://pear.php.net/manual/en/package.networking.net-ldap2.connecting.php
+provider_name*: This is a identifier designated to the connection.
+ It's how StatusNet will refer to the authentication source.
+ For the most part, any name can be used, so long as each authentication
+ source has a different identifier. In most cases there will be only one
+ authentication source used.
+authoritative (false): Set to true if LDAP's responses are authoritative
+ (if authorative and LDAP fails, no other password checking will be done).
+autoregistration (false): Set to true if users should be automatically created
+ when they attempt to login.
+email_changeable (true): Are users allowed to change their email address?
+ (true or false)
+password_changeable (true): Are users allowed to change their passwords?
+ (true or false)
+password_encoding: required if users are to be able to change their passwords
+ Possible values are: crypt, ext_des, md5crypt, blowfish, md5, sha, ssha,
+ smd5, ad, clear
+
+host*: LDAP server name to connect to. You can provide several hosts in an
+ array in which case the hosts are tried from left to right.
+ See http://pear.php.net/manual/en/package.networking.net-ldap2.connecting.php
+port: Port on the server.
+ See http://pear.php.net/manual/en/package.networking.net-ldap2.connecting.php
+version: LDAP version.
+ See http://pear.php.net/manual/en/package.networking.net-ldap2.connecting.php
+starttls: TLS is started after connecting.
+ See http://pear.php.net/manual/en/package.networking.net-ldap2.connecting.php
+binddn: The distinguished name to bind as (username).
+ See http://pear.php.net/manual/en/package.networking.net-ldap2.connecting.php
+bindpw: Password for the binddn.
+ See http://pear.php.net/manual/en/package.networking.net-ldap2.connecting.php
+basedn*: LDAP base name (root directory).
+ See http://pear.php.net/manual/en/package.networking.net-ldap2.connecting.php