I'm surprised you could import md5 into a PythonScript. I had to do it with an external method. What you are asking is not too hard, I would probably write an External method. It's pretty easy to query LDAP for the UID number. If passphrase is in the directory also just ask for this at the same time. Since this ends up being an LDAP question you can mail me out of the list for the LDAP query code. (if an External method is how you want to do it). Jason.