diff --git a/hosts/web-arm/configuration.nix b/hosts/web-arm/configuration.nix
index d6b5186..c4acebe 100644
--- a/hosts/web-arm/configuration.nix
+++ b/hosts/web-arm/configuration.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     ./utils/modules/autoupgrade.nix
     ./utils/modules/promtail
     ./utils/modules/borgbackup.nix
-    # ./utils/modules/ldap-auth.nix
+    ./utils/modules/ldap-auth.nix
     ./modules/set-nix-channel.nix # Automatically manage nix-channel from /var/bento/channel
 
     ./hardware-configuration.nix
diff --git a/hosts/web-arm/secrets.yaml b/hosts/web-arm/secrets.yaml
index 703c203..714856d 100644
--- a/hosts/web-arm/secrets.yaml
+++ b/hosts/web-arm/secrets.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ grafana-ldap-password: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:hNB6CRtXW98yqUqInD3LsZ75sA+lVfmbooehn
 grafana-admin-password: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:365efRy8xD7SHBnVz6ZJO3l8/lfiZ5vZPZZbxnUmjKKJTMeebLY+P54moStY0wsbU9vk7sCKATCxrS5xy+FQJSgKLoajfz50OMA4+1k3Shl+skbeIikHKwFxqrljFa6HRQ2HTW6KLDPu6Z5Agkima5xdfrtc5R1SnOFg5b6D5NU=,iv:0yZGZVQd35Itj66Ff5hDfDYYx5xsNs/wc887bgMV1MY=,tag:9t8Iffg7kxSjE5eo7iv/RQ==,type:str]
 grafana-oauth-secret: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:OXsKChjgnDEKG58LarUpdJlDy4FJTrs1lrHH9I4wO+OGb+XdOPokyXSq0Om7aYhp2g40rBcQzfj5tQcgjmvZ27He93HfgxST,iv:pSiu/2G+D/wd2+FormfGiXMm2Ps/5iDDHqUnsIJ37EY=,tag:UN2IZ6/aJJSEcTmXeD9CAQ==,type:str]
 linuxbind-password: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:zWIQyVQvB7vMS/IG2+ZW2pzFy9toBae12wEo73VkQRdyRLe3ElC6XWZku/GQWNBXpqWjh3ULlBwowQJ6IblGTw==,iv:kXDbTD/c+d60meMbzzeIXcjLOIlSCYOz7pkWyZN/cQ4=,tag:Ey4V/IPceDNKA0GQl9awcA==,type:str]
+sssd-environment: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:3HD94JLYAwr3TxHKhoqZ/EdHeyPuzsQuDWW1efFOLeb5bOJRuO7ckyYJK/YirMdYNimnsz5O1fvYYogewNvTLcQzfJ3pp9G+vwp/kaZT2GxiJskYdPUBTtStIA==,iv:uPoePg0imKZZrtHvs9t9rZSNN7xlQHr83e3ljyx3d/Y=,tag:NCYUTtsjlB/Zt39JTDDOJw==,type:str]
 promtail-nginx-password: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:zk/Wq+Nss6Md0GdhoOcysPrDBqfoAobmqb4LMDkJBjpCn/mdP3/HPiIYdZnZ0vV0JmYpQVqgVFPMlA==,iv:TA19kKllw0Vco6RRlbW4eUqeGQ0SQJRr/TATmyZBMrs=,tag:10/87/svXdL1hpUcTOtY0w==,type:str]
 victoria-nginx-password: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:+rKDzML5eQX47JF1i/ZU9jwdeLgRXPyzwSCt+iDzsCx8RKSn+omTESs/P4lj9dBPO0zjo6w=,iv:o4JW6EIwTMt3SAqhGscnc9iQBwWr6VYFSIA5sc86+pc=,tag:OvupW1Py8pCu5IAemdc81w==,type:str]
 nextcloud-adminpass: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:/vt17v+aaucz8sq/uYUA0hlj1urKNYcmCN0LbgGAMhWoTiTwzYr5FzrygOuZWZBeaAFH1pWItTZRXj74OX8XqutLPlYDg/jZqLszU0/9HgSBoHb5ZnPUpzIjNI9dpMttPphpo5TVrYKoh/vR3OWjJa3ObcpGLdvMQc1r8ABEvvg=,iv:0xW7++80CwZy0O4J3bFElqp0ZMC+RpO5kcczshM1pzg=,tag:PJj5PHfkoHE8jRbS4mpq6Q==,type:str]
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ sops:
             elpYSDg2Y09Ia1VEaE9yUWRYMlk4V0UKcsiKxtTdtAT7odCCua7wV/3879QEp2YJ
             iIVgZIrTg34tEGj8VbACcGINZfid3SSkUM4hnydP72ZOOfijIN21Ew==
             -----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----
-    lastmodified: "2025-08-01T17:49:05Z"
-    mac: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:JIkQOXcs/i90TPDn7Wf9cqNfq8LTyqlQlo5yqA8I2FKDPRYShT6jAC+SYN+lA2hE2brujYex/5pO55u7INVC92L15T/zj0DCQgKgXGMVm65Z0lNFLbcj5jAh0kLLVstS851yytgaRVCRG6b9pUsou/NW9THjdB4Q3j3+ViSa+yA=,iv:HByqjeQ2YP8vucW5spSGAGpeTWCW8rVU8KohEZCJcR0=,tag:kBBM3VhRZPv+KbBDi2HWgw==,type:str]
+    lastmodified: "2025-08-01T19:06:34Z"
+    mac: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:gSChxNZosx/pFT61RzHoxJZJGlWyFOFgoItL8uArKIb4rEpKKe+2zHCY59ufIEwaXV1XBHleBqRXc+NvSYFNpwe+5y0GXx6XyU8uezxxC9AwFcr1JZK6+747tY+LNbTBxSURPOAxuGAT63Ivjq+jyTTv2FsfhzdUanF39k2m3xw=,iv:mCNpOh1tTn4PA2+a6l0uijnrorUnyGJbzwQ8Y43Ldhk=,tag:frVneXTzLYljrFrO68Jmog==,type:str]
     unencrypted_suffix: _unencrypted
     version: 3.10.2
diff --git a/utils/modules/ldap-auth.nix b/utils/modules/ldap-auth.nix
index 7a5aba1..3d35b34 100644
--- a/utils/modules/ldap-auth.nix
+++ b/utils/modules/ldap-auth.nix
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-{ lib, config, pkgs, ... }:
+{ config, pkgs, ... }:
 let
   ldapAuthorizedKeys =
     pkgs.writeShellScript "ldap-authorized-keys" ''
-      exec ${pkgs.openldap}/bin/ldapsearch -LLL -x -H ldap://ldap.cloonar.com \
+      exec ${pkgs.openldap}/bin/ldapsearch -LLL -ZZ -o ldif-wrap=no -x -H ldap://ldap.cloonar.com \
         -D "cn=linuxbind,ou=system,ou=users,dc=cloonar,dc=com" \
         -y ${config.sops.secrets.linuxbind-password.path} \
         -b "ou=users,dc=cloonar,dc=com" \
@@ -11,47 +11,54 @@ let
     '';
 in
 {
-  environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ openldap ];
-
-  users.ldap = {
+  services.sssd = {
     enable = true;
-    daemon.enable = true;
-    base = "ou=users,dc=cloonar,dc=com";
-    server = "ldap://ldap.cloonar.com/";
-    useTLS = true;
-    bind = {
-      policy = "soft";
-      distinguishedName = "cn=linuxbind,ou=system,ou=users,dc=cloonar,dc=com";
-      passwordFile = config.sops.secrets.linuxbind-password.path;
-    };
-    loginPam = true;
-    extraConfig = ''
-      ldap_version 3
-      # pam_password ssha
-      pam_filter objectClass=posixAccount
-      pam_login_attribute uid
-      pam_member_attribute gidNumber
+    config = ''
+      [sssd]
+      config_file_version = 2
+      services = nss, pam
+      domains = cloonar.com
+      
+      [domain/cloonar.com]
+      default_shell = /run/current-system/sw/bin/bash
+      cache_credentials = true
+      enumerate = true
+
+      id_provider = ldap
+      auth_provider = ldap
+
+      ldap_uri = ldap://ldap.cloonar.com
+      ldap_search_base = dc=cloonar,dc=com
+      ldap_user_search_base = ou=users,dc=cloonar,dc=com
+      ldap_group_search_base = cn=linux,ou=groups,dc=cloonar,dc=com
+      ldap_id_use_start_tls = true
+      chpass_provider = ldap
+      entry_cache_timeout = 604800
+      ldap_network_timeout = 2
+      
+      ldap_default_bind_dn = cn=linuxbind,ou=system,ou=users,dc=cloonar,dc=com
+      ldap_default_authtok = $SSSD_LDAP_DEFAULT_AUTHTOK
+
+      ldap_schema = rfc2307
+      ldap_group_member = memberUid
     '';
+    environmentFile = config.sops.secrets.sssd-environment.path;
   };
 
   security.pam.services.login.makeHomeDir = true;
   security.pam.services.systemd-user.makeHomeDir = true;
-  systemd.services.nslcd = {
-    after = [ "Network-Manager.service" ];
-  };
-
-  # evil, horrifying hack for dysfunctional nss_override_attribute_value
   systemd.tmpfiles.rules = [
     "L /bin/bash - - - - /run/current-system/sw/bin/bash"
   ];
 
   services.openssh = {
     settings = {
-      AuthorizedKeysCommand      = ldapAuthorizedKeys;
+      AuthorizedKeysCommand      = toString ldapAuthorizedKeys;
       AuthorizedKeysCommandUser  = "nslcd";   # default is “nobody” :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}
       PubkeyAuthentication       = "yes";
     };
   };
 
-  sops.secrets.linuxbind-password.owner = "nslcd";
+  sops.secrets.sssd-environment = {};
+  sops.secrets.linuxbind-password = {};
 }