diff --git a/apps/user_ldap/ajax/getConfiguration.php b/apps/user_ldap/ajax/getConfiguration.php
index baca588976fc8a8a7755d059d88173477f26dab3..fc51b459a25b0b672900815ff9f68fc8a731e4ed 100644
--- a/apps/user_ldap/ajax/getConfiguration.php
+++ b/apps/user_ldap/ajax/getConfiguration.php
@@ -27,5 +27,6 @@ OCP\JSON::checkAppEnabled('user_ldap');
 OCP\JSON::callCheck();
 
 $prefix = $_POST['ldap_serverconfig_chooser'];
-$connection = new \OCA\user_ldap\lib\Connection($prefix);
+$ldapWrapper = new OCA\user_ldap\lib\LDAP();
+$connection = new \OCA\user_ldap\lib\Connection($ldapWrapper, $prefix);
 OCP\JSON::success(array('configuration' => $connection->getConfiguration()));
diff --git a/apps/user_ldap/ajax/setConfiguration.php b/apps/user_ldap/ajax/setConfiguration.php
index d850bda24706830145d965059b7bb1be8e375f22..94de8835fbcf9540367c2dd3c6d2cd060e940498 100644
--- a/apps/user_ldap/ajax/setConfiguration.php
+++ b/apps/user_ldap/ajax/setConfiguration.php
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ OCP\JSON::checkAppEnabled('user_ldap');
 OCP\JSON::callCheck();
 
 $prefix = $_POST['ldap_serverconfig_chooser'];
-$connection = new \OCA\user_ldap\lib\Connection($prefix);
+$ldapWrapper = new OCA\user_ldap\lib\LDAP();
+$connection = new \OCA\user_ldap\lib\Connection($ldapWrapper, $prefix);
 $connection->setConfiguration($_POST);
 $connection->saveConfiguration();
 OCP\JSON::success();
diff --git a/apps/user_ldap/ajax/testConfiguration.php b/apps/user_ldap/ajax/testConfiguration.php
index 7ce1258a7967e7b8cd711f021b4f0fe4346b213d..0b8e4ccfe2048dac6248a43eb667dc75b64b5ddf 100644
--- a/apps/user_ldap/ajax/testConfiguration.php
+++ b/apps/user_ldap/ajax/testConfiguration.php
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ OCP\JSON::callCheck();
 
 $l=OC_L10N::get('user_ldap');
 
-$connection = new \OCA\user_ldap\lib\Connection('', null);
+$ldapWrapper = new OCA\user_ldap\lib\LDAP();
+$connection = new \OCA\user_ldap\lib\Connection($ldapWrapper, '', null);
 if($connection->setConfiguration($_POST)) {
 	//Configuration is okay
 	if($connection->bind()) {
diff --git a/apps/user_ldap/appinfo/app.php b/apps/user_ldap/appinfo/app.php
index 593e846bc03f8dea4514bd05cf32c99672e90717..9d6327181afb3b67181eac2afa88267ad6789399 100644
--- a/apps/user_ldap/appinfo/app.php
+++ b/apps/user_ldap/appinfo/app.php
@@ -24,15 +24,15 @@
 OCP\App::registerAdmin('user_ldap', 'settings');
 
 $configPrefixes = OCA\user_ldap\lib\Helper::getServerConfigurationPrefixes(true);
+$ldapWrapper = new OCA\user_ldap\lib\LDAP();
 if(count($configPrefixes) === 1) {
-	$connector = new OCA\user_ldap\lib\Connection($configPrefixes[0]);
-	$userBackend  = new OCA\user_ldap\USER_LDAP();
-	$userBackend->setConnector($connector);
-	$groupBackend = new OCA\user_ldap\GROUP_LDAP();
-	$groupBackend->setConnector($connector);
+	$connector = new OCA\user_ldap\lib\Connection($ldapWrapper, $configPrefixes[0]);
+	$ldapAccess = new OCA\user_ldap\lib\Access($connector, $ldapWrapper);
+	$userBackend  = new OCA\user_ldap\USER_LDAP($ldapAccess);
+	$groupBackend = new OCA\user_ldap\GROUP_LDAP($ldapAccess);
 } else {
-	$userBackend  = new OCA\user_ldap\User_Proxy($configPrefixes);
-	$groupBackend  = new OCA\user_ldap\Group_Proxy($configPrefixes);
+	$userBackend  = new OCA\user_ldap\User_Proxy($configPrefixes, $ldapWrapper);
+	$groupBackend  = new OCA\user_ldap\Group_Proxy($configPrefixes, $ldapWrapper);
 }
 
 if(count($configPrefixes) > 0) {
diff --git a/apps/user_ldap/group_ldap.php b/apps/user_ldap/group_ldap.php
index 04ff392f9205ab88f692e4994abc47a19b080a6d..32e2cec5960ade394ef892a661e2a9b6d1f8c4eb 100644
--- a/apps/user_ldap/group_ldap.php
+++ b/apps/user_ldap/group_ldap.php
@@ -23,13 +23,16 @@
 
 namespace OCA\user_ldap;
 
-class GROUP_LDAP extends lib\Access implements \OCP\GroupInterface {
+use OCA\user_ldap\lib\Access;
+use OCA\user_ldap\lib\BackendUtility;
+
+class GROUP_LDAP extends BackendUtility implements \OCP\GroupInterface {
 	protected $enabled = false;
 
-	public function setConnector(lib\Connection &$connection) {
-		parent::setConnector($connection);
-		$filter = $this->connection->ldapGroupFilter;
-		$gassoc = $this->connection->ldapGroupMemberAssocAttr;
+	public function __construct(Access $access) {
+		parent::__construct($access);
+		$filter = $this->access->connection->ldapGroupFilter;
+		$gassoc = $this->access->connection->ldapGroupMemberAssocAttr;
 		if(!empty($filter) && !empty($gassoc)) {
 			$this->enabled = true;
 		}
@@ -47,30 +50,31 @@ class GROUP_LDAP extends lib\Access implements \OCP\GroupInterface {
 		if(!$this->enabled) {
 			return false;
 		}
-		if($this->connection->isCached('inGroup'.$uid.':'.$gid)) {
-			return $this->connection->getFromCache('inGroup'.$uid.':'.$gid);
+		if($this->access->connection->isCached('inGroup'.$uid.':'.$gid)) {
+			return $this->access->connection->getFromCache('inGroup'.$uid.':'.$gid);
 		}
-		$dn_user = $this->username2dn($uid);
-		$dn_group = $this->groupname2dn($gid);
+		$dn_user = $this->access->username2dn($uid);
+		$dn_group = $this->access->groupname2dn($gid);
 		// just in case
 		if(!$dn_group || !$dn_user) {
-			$this->connection->writeToCache('inGroup'.$uid.':'.$gid, false);
+			$this->access->connection->writeToCache('inGroup'.$uid.':'.$gid, false);
 			return false;
 		}
 		//usually, LDAP attributes are said to be case insensitive. But there are exceptions of course.
-		$members = $this->readAttribute($dn_group, $this->connection->ldapGroupMemberAssocAttr);
+		$members = $this->access->readAttribute($dn_group,
+						$this->access->connection->ldapGroupMemberAssocAttr);
 		if(!$members) {
-			$this->connection->writeToCache('inGroup'.$uid.':'.$gid, false);
+			$this->access->connection->writeToCache('inGroup'.$uid.':'.$gid, false);
 			return false;
 		}
 
 		//extra work if we don't get back user DNs
 		//TODO: this can be done with one LDAP query
-		if(strtolower($this->connection->ldapGroupMemberAssocAttr) === 'memberuid') {
+		if(strtolower($this->access->connection->ldapGroupMemberAssocAttr) === 'memberuid') {
 			$dns = array();
 			foreach($members as $mid) {
-				$filter = str_replace('%uid', $mid, $this->connection->ldapLoginFilter);
-				$ldap_users = $this->fetchListOfUsers($filter, 'dn');
+				$filter = str_replace('%uid', $mid, $this->access->connection->ldapLoginFilter);
+				$ldap_users = $this->access->fetchListOfUsers($filter, 'dn');
 				if(count($ldap_users) < 1) {
 					continue;
 				}
@@ -80,7 +84,7 @@ class GROUP_LDAP extends lib\Access implements \OCP\GroupInterface {
 		}
 
 		$isInGroup = in_array($dn_user, $members);
-		$this->connection->writeToCache('inGroup'.$uid.':'.$gid, $isInGroup);
+		$this->access->connection->writeToCache('inGroup'.$uid.':'.$gid, $isInGroup);
 
 		return $isInGroup;
 	}
@@ -98,35 +102,36 @@ class GROUP_LDAP extends lib\Access implements \OCP\GroupInterface {
 			return array();
 		}
 		$cacheKey = 'getUserGroups'.$uid;
-		if($this->connection->isCached($cacheKey)) {
-			return $this->connection->getFromCache($cacheKey);
+		if($this->access->connection->isCached($cacheKey)) {
+			return $this->access->connection->getFromCache($cacheKey);
 		}
-		$userDN = $this->username2dn($uid);
+		$userDN = $this->access->username2dn($uid);
 		if(!$userDN) {
-			$this->connection->writeToCache($cacheKey, array());
+			$this->access->connection->writeToCache($cacheKey, array());
 			return array();
 		}
 
 		//uniqueMember takes DN, memberuid the uid, so we need to distinguish
-		if((strtolower($this->connection->ldapGroupMemberAssocAttr) === 'uniquemember')
-			|| (strtolower($this->connection->ldapGroupMemberAssocAttr) === 'member')
+		if((strtolower($this->access->connection->ldapGroupMemberAssocAttr) === 'uniquemember')
+			|| (strtolower($this->access->connection->ldapGroupMemberAssocAttr) === 'member')
 		) {
 			$uid = $userDN;
-		} else if(strtolower($this->connection->ldapGroupMemberAssocAttr) === 'memberuid') {
-			$result = $this->readAttribute($userDN, 'uid');
+		} else if(strtolower($this->access->connection->ldapGroupMemberAssocAttr) === 'memberuid') {
+			$result = $this->access->readAttribute($userDN, 'uid');
 			$uid = $result[0];
 		} else {
 			// just in case
 			$uid = $userDN;
 		}
 
-		$filter = $this->combineFilterWithAnd(array(
-			$this->connection->ldapGroupFilter,
-			$this->connection->ldapGroupMemberAssocAttr.'='.$uid
+		$filter = $this->access->combineFilterWithAnd(array(
+			$this->access->connection->ldapGroupFilter,
+			$this->access->connection->ldapGroupMemberAssocAttr.'='.$uid
 		));
-		$groups = $this->fetchListOfGroups($filter, array($this->connection->ldapGroupDisplayName, 'dn'));
-		$groups = array_unique($this->ownCloudGroupNames($groups), SORT_LOCALE_STRING);
-		$this->connection->writeToCache($cacheKey, $groups);
+		$groups = $this->access->fetchListOfGroups($filter,
+				array($this->access->connection->ldapGroupDisplayName, 'dn'));
+		$groups = array_unique($this->access->ownCloudGroupNames($groups), SORT_LOCALE_STRING);
+		$this->access->connection->writeToCache($cacheKey, $groups);
 
 		return $groups;
 	}
@@ -144,70 +149,71 @@ class GROUP_LDAP extends lib\Access implements \OCP\GroupInterface {
 		}
 		$cachekey = 'usersInGroup-'.$gid.'-'.$search.'-'.$limit.'-'.$offset;
 		// check for cache of the exact query
-		$groupUsers = $this->connection->getFromCache($cachekey);
+		$groupUsers = $this->access->connection->getFromCache($cachekey);
 		if(!is_null($groupUsers)) {
 			return $groupUsers;
 		}
 
 		// check for cache of the query without limit and offset
-		$groupUsers = $this->connection->getFromCache('usersInGroup-'.$gid.'-'.$search);
+		$groupUsers = $this->access->connection->getFromCache('usersInGroup-'.$gid.'-'.$search);
 		if(!is_null($groupUsers)) {
 			$groupUsers = array_slice($groupUsers, $offset, $limit);
-			$this->connection->writeToCache($cachekey, $groupUsers);
+			$this->access->connection->writeToCache($cachekey, $groupUsers);
 			return $groupUsers;
 		}
 
 		if($limit === -1) {
 			$limit = null;
 		}
-		$groupDN = $this->groupname2dn($gid);
+		$groupDN = $this->access->groupname2dn($gid);
 		if(!$groupDN) {
 			// group couldn't be found, return empty resultset
-			$this->connection->writeToCache($cachekey, array());
+			$this->access->connection->writeToCache($cachekey, array());
 			return array();
 		}
 
-		$members = $this->readAttribute($groupDN, $this->connection->ldapGroupMemberAssocAttr);
+		$members = $this->access->readAttribute($groupDN,
+						$this->access->connection->ldapGroupMemberAssocAttr);
 		if(!$members) {
 			//in case users could not be retrieved, return empty resultset
-			$this->connection->writeToCache($cachekey, array());
+			$this->access->connection->writeToCache($cachekey, array());
 			return array();
 		}
 
 		$groupUsers = array();
-		$isMemberUid = (strtolower($this->connection->ldapGroupMemberAssocAttr) === 'memberuid');
+		$isMemberUid = (strtolower($this->access->connection->ldapGroupMemberAssocAttr) === 'memberuid');
 		foreach($members as $member) {
 			if($isMemberUid) {
 				//we got uids, need to get their DNs to 'tranlsate' them to usernames
-				$filter = $this->combineFilterWithAnd(array(
+				$filter = $this->access->combineFilterWithAnd(array(
 					\OCP\Util::mb_str_replace('%uid', $member,
-						$this->connection->ldapLoginFilter, 'UTF-8'),
-					$this->getFilterPartForUserSearch($search)
+						$this->access->connection->ldapLoginFilter, 'UTF-8'),
+					$this->access->getFilterPartForUserSearch($search)
 				));
-				$ldap_users = $this->fetchListOfUsers($filter, 'dn');
+				$ldap_users = $this->access->fetchListOfUsers($filter, 'dn');
 				if(count($ldap_users) < 1) {
 					continue;
 				}
-				$groupUsers[] = $this->dn2username($ldap_users[0]);
+				$groupUsers[] = $this->access->dn2username($ldap_users[0]);
 			} else {
 				//we got DNs, check if we need to filter by search or we can give back all of them
 				if(!empty($search)) {
-					if(!$this->readAttribute($member,
-						$this->connection->ldapUserDisplayName,
-						$this->getFilterPartForUserSearch($search))) {
+					if(!$this->access->readAttribute($member,
+						$this->access->connection->ldapUserDisplayName,
+						$this->access->getFilterPartForUserSearch($search))) {
 						continue;
 					}
 				}
 				// dn2username will also check if the users belong to the allowed base
-				if($ocname = $this->dn2username($member)) {
+				if($ocname = $this->access->dn2username($member)) {
 					$groupUsers[] = $ocname;
 				}
 			}
 		}
 		natsort($groupUsers);
-		$this->connection->writeToCache('usersInGroup-'.$gid.'-'.$search, $groupUsers);
+		$this->access->connection->writeToCache('usersInGroup-'.$gid.'-'.$search, $groupUsers);
 		$groupUsers = array_slice($groupUsers, $offset, $limit);
-		$this->connection->writeToCache($cachekey, $groupUsers);
+		$this->access->connection->writeToCache($cachekey, $groupUsers);
 
 		return $groupUsers;
 	}
@@ -245,7 +251,7 @@ class GROUP_LDAP extends lib\Access implements \OCP\GroupInterface {
 
 		//Check cache before driving unnecessary searches
 		\OCP\Util::writeLog('user_ldap', 'getGroups '.$cachekey, \OCP\Util::DEBUG);
-		$ldap_groups = $this->connection->getFromCache($cachekey);
+		$ldap_groups = $this->access->connection->getFromCache($cachekey);
 		if(!is_null($ldap_groups)) {
 			return $ldap_groups;
 		}
@@ -255,16 +261,18 @@ class GROUP_LDAP extends lib\Access implements \OCP\GroupInterface {
 		if($limit <= 0) {
 			$limit = null;
 		}
-		$filter = $this->combineFilterWithAnd(array(
-			$this->connection->ldapGroupFilter,
-			$this->getFilterPartForGroupSearch($search)
+		$filter = $this->access->combineFilterWithAnd(array(
+			$this->access->connection->ldapGroupFilter,
+			$this->access->getFilterPartForGroupSearch($search)
 		));
 		\OCP\Util::writeLog('user_ldap', 'getGroups Filter '.$filter, \OCP\Util::DEBUG);
-		$ldap_groups = $this->fetchListOfGroups($filter, array($this->connection->ldapGroupDisplayName, 'dn'),
-			$limit, $offset);
-		$ldap_groups = $this->ownCloudGroupNames($ldap_groups);
+		$ldap_groups = $this->access->fetchListOfGroups($filter,
+				array($this->access->connection->ldapGroupDisplayName, 'dn'),
+				$limit,
+				$offset);
+		$ldap_groups = $this->access->ownCloudGroupNames($ldap_groups);
 
-		$this->connection->writeToCache($cachekey, $ldap_groups);
+		$this->access->connection->writeToCache($cachekey, $ldap_groups);
 		return $ldap_groups;
 	}
 
@@ -278,25 +286,26 @@ class GROUP_LDAP extends lib\Access implements \OCP\GroupInterface {
 	 * @return bool
 	 */
 	public function groupExists($gid) {
-		if($this->connection->isCached('groupExists'.$gid)) {
-			return $this->connection->getFromCache('groupExists'.$gid);
+		if($this->access->connection->isCached('groupExists'.$gid)) {
+			return $this->access->connection->getFromCache('groupExists'.$gid);
 		}
 
-		//getting dn, if false the group does not exist. If dn, it may be mapped only, requires more checking.
-		$dn = $this->groupname2dn($gid);
+		//getting dn, if false the group does not exist. If dn, it may be mapped
+		//only, requires more checking.
+		$dn = $this->access->groupname2dn($gid);
 		if(!$dn) {
-			$this->connection->writeToCache('groupExists'.$gid, false);
+			$this->access->connection->writeToCache('groupExists'.$gid, false);
 			return false;
 		}
 
 		//if group really still exists, we will be able to read its objectclass
-		$objcs = $this->readAttribute($dn, 'objectclass');
+		$objcs = $this->access->readAttribute($dn, 'objectclass');
 		if(!$objcs || empty($objcs)) {
-			$this->connection->writeToCache('groupExists'.$gid, false);
+			$this->access->connection->writeToCache('groupExists'.$gid, false);
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		$this->connection->writeToCache('groupExists'.$gid, true);
+		$this->access->connection->writeToCache('groupExists'.$gid, true);
 		return true;
 	}
 
diff --git a/apps/user_ldap/group_proxy.php b/apps/user_ldap/group_proxy.php
index eb6f176c58ce6e5e70da2d151f086299562690c1..acc563c9532e14ebde97a792686e2b9dce76e178 100644
--- a/apps/user_ldap/group_proxy.php
+++ b/apps/user_ldap/group_proxy.php
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 
 namespace OCA\user_ldap;
 
+use OCA\user_ldap\lib\ILDAPWrapper;
+
 class Group_Proxy extends lib\Proxy implements \OCP\GroupInterface {
 	private $backends = array();
 	private $refBackend = null;
@@ -31,12 +33,11 @@ class Group_Proxy extends lib\Proxy implements \OCP\GroupInterface {
 	 * @brief Constructor
 	 * @param $serverConfigPrefixes array containing the config Prefixes
 	 */
-	public function __construct($serverConfigPrefixes) {
-		parent::__construct();
+	public function __construct($serverConfigPrefixes, ILDAPWrapper $ldap) {
+		parent::__construct($ldap);
 		foreach($serverConfigPrefixes as $configPrefix) {
-		    $this->backends[$configPrefix] = new \OCA\user_ldap\GROUP_LDAP();
-		    $connector = $this->getConnector($configPrefix);
-			$this->backends[$configPrefix]->setConnector($connector);
+		    $this->backends[$configPrefix] =
+				new \OCA\user_ldap\GROUP_LDAP($this->getAccess($configPrefix));
 			if(is_null($this->refBackend)) {
 				$this->refBackend = &$this->backends[$configPrefix];
 			}
diff --git a/apps/user_ldap/lib/access.php b/apps/user_ldap/lib/access.php
index 52aa39012fd0b2788403169ef45d4d0c658d73c0..fdf9c24612d13e11907d4a29d93477521b007c44 100644
--- a/apps/user_ldap/lib/access.php
+++ b/apps/user_ldap/lib/access.php
@@ -23,12 +23,13 @@
 
 namespace OCA\user_ldap\lib;
 
-abstract class Access {
-	protected $connection;
+class Access extends LDAPUtility {
+	public $connection;
 	//never ever check this var directly, always use getPagedSearchResultState
 	protected $pagedSearchedSuccessful;
 
-	public function setConnector(Connection &$connection) {
+	public function __construct(Connection $connection, ILDAPWrapper $ldap) {
+		parent::__construct($ldap);
 		$this->connection = $connection;
 	}
 
@@ -54,14 +55,14 @@ abstract class Access {
 			return false;
 		}
 		$cr = $this->connection->getConnectionResource();
-		if(!is_resource($cr)) {
+		if(!$this->ldap->isResource($cr)) {
 			//LDAP not available
 			\OCP\Util::writeLog('user_ldap', 'LDAP resource not available.', \OCP\Util::DEBUG);
 			return false;
 		}
 		$dn = $this->DNasBaseParameter($dn);
-		$rr = @ldap_read($cr, $dn, $filter, array($attr));
-		if(!is_resource($rr)) {
+		$rr = @$this->ldap->read($cr, $dn, $filter, array($attr));
+		if(!$this->ldap->isResource($rr)) {
 			if(!empty($attr)) {
 				//do not throw this message on userExists check, irritates
 				\OCP\Util::writeLog('user_ldap', 'readAttribute failed for DN '.$dn, \OCP\Util::DEBUG);
@@ -73,13 +74,14 @@ abstract class Access {
 			\OCP\Util::writeLog('user_ldap', 'readAttribute: '.$dn.' found', \OCP\Util::DEBUG);
 			return array();
 		}
-		$er = ldap_first_entry($cr, $rr);
-		if(!is_resource($er)) {
+		$er = $this->ldap->firstEntry($cr, $rr);
+		if(!$this->ldap->isResource($er)) {
 			//did not match the filter, return false
 			return false;
 		}
 		//LDAP attributes are not case sensitive
-		$result = \OCP\Util::mb_array_change_key_case(ldap_get_attributes($cr, $er), MB_CASE_LOWER, 'UTF-8');
+		$result = \OCP\Util::mb_array_change_key_case(
+				$this->ldap->getAttributes($cr, $er), MB_CASE_LOWER, 'UTF-8');
 		$attr = mb_strtolower($attr, 'UTF-8');
 
 		if(isset($result[$attr]) && $result[$attr]['count'] > 0) {
@@ -653,7 +655,7 @@ abstract class Access {
 
 		// See if we have a resource, in case not cancel with message
 		$link_resource = $this->connection->getConnectionResource();
-		if(!is_resource($link_resource)) {
+		if(!$this->ldap->isResource($link_resource)) {
 			// Seems like we didn't find any resource.
 			// Return an empty array just like before.
 			\OCP\Util::writeLog('user_ldap', 'Could not search, because resource is missing.', \OCP\Util::DEBUG);
@@ -664,11 +666,12 @@ abstract class Access {
 		$pagedSearchOK = $this->initPagedSearch($filter, $base, $attr, $limit, $offset);
 
 		$linkResources = array_pad(array(), count($base), $link_resource);
-		$sr = ldap_search($linkResources, $base, $filter, $attr);
-		$error = ldap_errno($link_resource);
+		$sr = $this->ldap->search($linkResources, $base, $filter, $attr);
+		$error = $this->ldap->errno($link_resource);
 		if(!is_array($sr) || $error !== 0) {
 			\OCP\Util::writeLog('user_ldap',
-				'Error when searching: '.ldap_error($link_resource).' code '.ldap_errno($link_resource),
+				'Error when searching: '.$this->ldap->error($link_resource).
+					' code '.$this->ldap->errno($link_resource),
 				\OCP\Util::ERROR);
 			\OCP\Util::writeLog('user_ldap', 'Attempt for Paging?  '.print_r($pagedSearchOK, true), \OCP\Util::ERROR);
 			return array();
@@ -677,19 +680,19 @@ abstract class Access {
 		// Do the server-side sorting
 		foreach(array_reverse($attr) as $sortAttr){
 			foreach($sr as $searchResource) {
-				ldap_sort($link_resource, $searchResource, $sortAttr);
+				$this->ldap->sort($link_resource, $searchResource, $sortAttr);
 			}
 		}
 
 		$findings = array();
 		foreach($sr as $key => $res) {
-		    $findings = array_merge($findings, ldap_get_entries($link_resource, $res ));
+		    $findings = array_merge($findings, $this->ldap->getEntries($link_resource, $res ));
 		}
 		if($pagedSearchOK) {
 			\OCP\Util::writeLog('user_ldap', 'Paged search successful', \OCP\Util::INFO);
 			foreach($sr as $key => $res) {
 				$cookie = null;
-				if(ldap_control_paged_result_response($link_resource, $res, $cookie)) {
+				if($this->ldap->controlPagedResultResponse($link_resource, $res, $cookie)) {
 					\OCP\Util::writeLog('user_ldap', 'Set paged search cookie', \OCP\Util::INFO);
 					$this->setPagedResultCookie($base[$key], $filter, $limit, $offset, $cookie);
 				}
@@ -1103,8 +1106,9 @@ abstract class Access {
 					if($offset > 0) {
 						\OCP\Util::writeLog('user_ldap', 'Cookie '.$cookie, \OCP\Util::INFO);
 					}
-					$pagedSearchOK = ldap_control_paged_result($this->connection->getConnectionResource(),
-						$limit, false, $cookie);
+					$pagedSearchOK = $this->ldap->controlPagedResult(
+						$this->connection->getConnectionResource(), $limit,
+						false, $cookie);
 					if(!$pagedSearchOK) {
 						return false;
 					}
diff --git a/apps/user_ldap/lib/backendutility.php b/apps/user_ldap/lib/backendutility.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..815757a1a11682bb360bbb923348fe7331662d45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/user_ldap/lib/backendutility.php
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * ownCloud – LDAP BackendUtility
+ *
+ * @author Arthur Schiwon
+ * @copyright 2013 Arthur Schiwon blizzz@owncloud.com
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 3 of the License, or any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public
+ * License along with this library.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+namespace OCA\user_ldap\lib;
+
+use OCA\user_ldap\lib\Access;
+
+abstract class BackendUtility {
+	protected $access;
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief constructor, make sure the subclasses call this one!
+	 * @param $access an instance of Access for LDAP interaction
+	 */
+	public function __construct(Access $access) {
+		$this->access = $access;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/apps/user_ldap/lib/connection.php b/apps/user_ldap/lib/connection.php
index e5d9b4d5b40eaf99135c3333f4d87b747a165d9c..a53022c27b3231b23c5aee02a92288402e490c56 100644
--- a/apps/user_ldap/lib/connection.php
+++ b/apps/user_ldap/lib/connection.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 namespace OCA\user_ldap\lib;
 
-class Connection {
+class Connection extends LDAPUtility {
 	private $ldapConnectionRes = null;
 	private $configPrefix;
 	private $configID;
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class Connection {
 		'ldapQuotaDefault' => null,
 		'ldapEmailAttribute' => null,
 		'ldapCacheTTL' => null,
-		'ldapUuidAttribute' => null,
+		'ldapUuidAttribute' => 'auto',
 		'ldapOverrideUuidAttribute' => null,
 		'ldapOverrideMainServer' => false,
 		'ldapConfigurationActive' => false,
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ class Connection {
 	 * @param $configPrefix a string with the prefix for the configkey column (appconfig table)
 	 * @param $configID a string with the value for the appid column (appconfig table) or null for on-the-fly connections
 	 */
-	public function __construct($configPrefix = '', $configID = 'user_ldap') {
+	public function __construct(ILDAPWrapper $ldap, $configPrefix = '', $configID = 'user_ldap') {
+		parent::__construct($ldap);
 		$this->configPrefix = $configPrefix;
 		$this->configID = $configID;
 		$memcache = new \OC\Memcache\Factory();
@@ -86,13 +87,14 @@ class Connection {
 		} else {
 			$this->cache = \OC_Cache::getGlobalCache();
 		}
-		$this->config['hasPagedResultSupport'] = (function_exists('ldap_control_paged_result')
-			&& function_exists('ldap_control_paged_result_response'));
+		$this->config['hasPagedResultSupport'] =
+			$this->ldap->hasPagedResultSupport();
 	}
 
 	public function __destruct() {
-		if(!$this->dontDestruct && is_resource($this->ldapConnectionRes)) {
-			@ldap_unbind($this->ldapConnectionRes);
+		if(!$this->dontDestruct &&
+			$this->ldap->isResource($this->ldapConnectionRes)) {
+			@$this->ldap->unbind($this->ldapConnectionRes);
 		};
 	}
 
@@ -148,7 +150,7 @@ class Connection {
 	public function getConnectionResource() {
 		if(!$this->ldapConnectionRes) {
 			$this->init();
-		} else if(!is_resource($this->ldapConnectionRes)) {
+		} else if(!$this->ldap->isResource($this->ldapConnectionRes)) {
 			$this->ldapConnectionRes = null;
 			$this->establishConnection();
 		}
@@ -361,6 +363,14 @@ class Connection {
 					&& $params[$parameter] === 'homeFolderNamingRule'))
 				&& !empty($value)) {
 				$value = 'attr:'.$value;
+			} else if (strpos($parameter, 'ldapBase') !== false
+				|| (isset($params[$parameter])
+					&& strpos($params[$parameter], 'ldapBase') !== false)) {
+				$this->readBase($params[$parameter], $value);
+				if(is_array($setParameters)) {
+					$setParameters[] = $parameter;
+				}
+				continue;
 			}
 		    if(isset($this->config[$parameter])) {
 				$this->config[$parameter] = $value;
@@ -386,7 +396,8 @@ class Connection {
 	public function saveConfiguration() {
 		$trans = array_flip($this->getConfigTranslationArray());
 		foreach($this->config as $key => $value) {
-			\OCP\Util::writeLog('user_ldap', 'LDAP: storing key '.$key.' value '.$value, \OCP\Util::DEBUG);
+			\OCP\Util::writeLog('user_ldap', 'LDAP: storing key '.$key.
+				' value '.print_r($value, true), \OCP\Util::DEBUG);
 			switch ($key) {
 				case 'ldapAgentPassword':
 					$value = base64_encode($value);
@@ -431,8 +442,9 @@ class Connection {
 					$config[$dbKey] = '';
 				}
 				continue;
-			} else if((strpos($classKey, 'ldapBase') !== false)
-					|| (strpos($classKey, 'ldapAttributes') !== false)) {
+			} else if((strpos($classKey, 'ldapBase') !== false
+						|| strpos($classKey, 'ldapAttributes') !== false)
+						&& is_array($this->config[$classKey])) {
 				$config[$dbKey] = implode("\n", $this->config[$classKey]);
 				continue;
 			}
@@ -551,7 +563,7 @@ class Connection {
 	 * @returns an associative array with the default values. Keys are correspond
 	 * to config-value entries in the database table
 	 */
-	public function getDefaults() {
+	static public function getDefaults() {
 		return array(
 			'ldap_host'                         => '',
 			'ldap_port'                         => '389',
@@ -603,7 +615,7 @@ class Connection {
 			return false;
 		}
 		if(!$this->ldapConnectionRes) {
-			if(!function_exists('ldap_connect')) {
+			if(!$this->ldap->areLDAPFunctionsAvailable()) {
 				$phpLDAPinstalled = false;
 				\OCP\Util::writeLog('user_ldap',
 					'function ldap_connect is not available. Make sure that the PHP ldap module is installed.',
@@ -623,7 +635,8 @@ class Connection {
 			if(!$this->config['ldapOverrideMainServer'] && !$this->getFromCache('overrideMainServer')) {
 				$this->doConnect($this->config['ldapHost'], $this->config['ldapPort']);
 				$bindStatus = $this->bind();
-				$error = is_resource($this->ldapConnectionRes) ? ldap_errno($this->ldapConnectionRes) : -1;
+				$error = $this->ldap->isResource($this->ldapConnectionRes) ?
+							$this->ldap->errno($this->ldapConnectionRes) : -1;
 			} else {
 				$bindStatus = false;
 				$error = null;
@@ -653,11 +666,11 @@ class Connection {
 			//ldap_connect ignores port paramater when URLs are passed
 			$host .= ':' . $port;
 		}
-		$this->ldapConnectionRes = ldap_connect($host, $port);
-		if(ldap_set_option($this->ldapConnectionRes, LDAP_OPT_PROTOCOL_VERSION, 3)) {
-			if(ldap_set_option($this->ldapConnectionRes, LDAP_OPT_REFERRALS, 0)) {
+		$this->ldapConnectionRes = $this->ldap->connect($host, $port);
+		if($this->ldap->setOption($this->ldapConnectionRes, LDAP_OPT_PROTOCOL_VERSION, 3)) {
+			if($this->ldap->setOption($this->ldapConnectionRes, LDAP_OPT_REFERRALS, 0)) {
 				if($this->config['ldapTLS']) {
-					ldap_start_tls($this->ldapConnectionRes);
+					$this->ldap->startTls($this->ldapConnectionRes);
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -678,13 +691,15 @@ class Connection {
 		$getConnectionResourceAttempt = true;
 		$cr = $this->getConnectionResource();
 		$getConnectionResourceAttempt = false;
-		if(!is_resource($cr)) {
+		if(!$this->ldap->isResource($cr)) {
 			return false;
 		}
-		$ldapLogin = @ldap_bind($cr, $this->config['ldapAgentName'], $this->config['ldapAgentPassword']);
+		$ldapLogin = @$this->ldap->bind($cr,
+										$this->config['ldapAgentName'],
+										$this->config['ldapAgentPassword']);
 		if(!$ldapLogin) {
 			\OCP\Util::writeLog('user_ldap',
-				'Bind failed: ' . ldap_errno($cr) . ': ' . ldap_error($cr),
+				'Bind failed: ' . $this->ldap->errno($cr) . ': ' . $this->ldap->error($cr),
 				\OCP\Util::ERROR);
 			$this->ldapConnectionRes = null;
 			return false;
diff --git a/apps/user_ldap/lib/ildapwrapper.php b/apps/user_ldap/lib/ildapwrapper.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9e6bd56ef2a0920087e259030b02ce756bafdc4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/user_ldap/lib/ildapwrapper.php
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * ownCloud – LDAP Wrapper Interface
+ *
+ * @author Arthur Schiwon
+ * @copyright 2013 Arthur Schiwon blizzz@owncloud.com
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 3 of the License, or any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public
+ * License along with this library.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+namespace OCA\user_ldap\lib;
+
+interface ILDAPWrapper {
+
+	//LDAP functions in use
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief Bind to LDAP directory
+	 * @param $link LDAP link resource
+	 * @param $dn an RDN to log in with
+	 * @param $password the password
+	 * @return true on success, false otherwise
+	 *
+	 * with $dn and $password as null a anonymous bind is attempted.
+	 */
+	public function bind($link, $dn, $password);
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief connect to an LDAP server
+	 * @param $host The host to connect to
+	 * @param $port The port to connect to
+	 * @return a link resource on success, otherwise false
+	 */
+	public function connect($host, $port);
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief Send LDAP pagination control
+	 * @param $link LDAP link resource
+	 * @param $pagesize number of results per page
+	 * @param $isCritical Indicates whether the pagination is critical of not.
+	 * @param $cookie structure sent by LDAP server
+	 * @return true on success, false otherwise
+	 */
+	public function controlPagedResult($link, $pagesize, $isCritical, $cookie);
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief Retrieve the LDAP pagination cookie
+	 * @param $link LDAP link resource
+	 * @param $result LDAP result resource
+	 * @param $cookie structure sent by LDAP server
+	 * @return true on success, false otherwise
+	 *
+	 * Corresponds to ldap_control_paged_result_response
+	 */
+	public function controlPagedResultResponse($link, $result, &$cookie);
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief Return the LDAP error number of the last LDAP command
+	 * @param $link LDAP link resource
+	 * @return error message as string
+	 */
+	public function errno($link);
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief Return the LDAP error message of the last LDAP command
+	 * @param $link LDAP link resource
+	 * @return error code as integer
+	 */
+	public function error($link);
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief Return first result id
+	 * @param $link LDAP link resource
+	 * @param $result LDAP result resource
+	 * @return an LDAP search result resource
+	 * */
+	public function firstEntry($link, $result);
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief Get attributes from a search result entry
+	 * @param $link LDAP link resource
+	 * @param $result LDAP result resource
+	 * @return array containing the results, false on error
+	 * */
+	public function getAttributes($link, $result);
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief Get all result entries
+	 * @param $link LDAP link resource
+	 * @param $result LDAP result resource
+	 * @return array containing the results, false on error
+	 */
+	public function getEntries($link, $result);
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief Read an entry
+	 * @param $link LDAP link resource
+	 * @param $baseDN The DN of the entry to read from
+	 * @param $filter An LDAP filter
+	 * @param $attr array of the attributes to read
+	 * @return an LDAP search result resource
+	 */
+	public function read($link, $baseDN, $filter, $attr);
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief Search LDAP tree
+	 * @param $link LDAP link resource
+	 * @param $baseDN The DN of the entry to read from
+	 * @param $filter An LDAP filter
+	 * @param $attr array of the attributes to read
+	 * @return an LDAP search result resource, false on error
+	 */
+	public function search($link, $baseDN, $filter, $attr);
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief Sets the value of the specified option to be $value
+	 * @param $link LDAP link resource
+	 * @param $option a defined LDAP Server option
+	 * @param $value the new value for the option
+	 * @return true on success, false otherwise
+	 */
+	public function setOption($link, $option, $value);
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief establish Start TLS
+	 * @param $link LDAP link resource
+	 * @return true on success, false otherwise
+	 */
+	public function startTls($link);
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief Sort the result of a LDAP search
+	 * @param $link LDAP link resource
+	 * @param $result LDAP result resource
+	 * @param $sortfilter attribute to use a key in sort
+	 */
+	public function sort($link, $result, $sortfilter);
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief Unbind from LDAP directory
+	 * @param $link LDAP link resource
+	 * @return true on success, false otherwise
+	 */
+	public function unbind($link);
+
+	//additional required methods in owncloud
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief Checks whether the server supports LDAP
+	 * @return true if it the case, false otherwise
+	 * */
+	public function areLDAPFunctionsAvailable();
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief Checks whether PHP supports LDAP Paged Results
+	 * @return true if it the case, false otherwise
+	 * */
+	public function hasPagedResultSupport();
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief Checks whether the submitted parameter is a resource
+	 * @param $resource the resource variable to check
+	 * @return true if it is a resource, false otherwise
+	 */
+	public function isResource($resource);
+
+}
diff --git a/apps/user_ldap/lib/jobs.php b/apps/user_ldap/lib/jobs.php
index 6b7666d4ca1752ee869221fb41ff03ee9998832e..2f90da3bfb617e082e44e6d2a6db5707519cabe9 100644
--- a/apps/user_ldap/lib/jobs.php
+++ b/apps/user_ldap/lib/jobs.php
@@ -139,13 +139,14 @@ class Jobs extends \OC\BackgroundJob\TimedJob {
 			return self::$groupBE;
 		}
 		$configPrefixes = Helper::getServerConfigurationPrefixes(true);
-		if(count($configPrefixes) == 1) {
+		$ldapWrapper = new OCA\user_ldap\lib\LDAP();
+		if(count($configPrefixes) === 1) {
 			//avoid the proxy when there is only one LDAP server configured
-			$connector = new Connection($configPrefixes[0]);
-			self::$groupBE = new \OCA\user_ldap\GROUP_LDAP();
-			self::$groupBE->setConnector($connector);
+			$connector = new OCA\user_ldap\lib\Connection($ldapWrapper, $configPrefixes[0]);
+			$ldapAccess = new OCA\user_ldap\lib\Access($connector, $ldapWrapper);
+			self::$groupBE = new OCA\user_ldap\GROUP_LDAP($ldapAccess);
 		} else {
-			self::$groupBE = new \OCA\user_ldap\Group_Proxy($configPrefixes);
+			self::$groupBE = new \OCA\user_ldap\Group_Proxy($configPrefixes, $ldapWrapper);
 		}
 
 		return self::$groupBE;
diff --git a/apps/user_ldap/lib/ldap.php b/apps/user_ldap/lib/ldap.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b63e969912a129515f7f5977e3c1b613229f5c2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/user_ldap/lib/ldap.php
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * ownCloud – LDAP Wrapper
+ *
+ * @author Arthur Schiwon
+ * @copyright 2013 Arthur Schiwon blizzz@owncloud.com
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 3 of the License, or any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public
+ * License along with this library.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+namespace OCA\user_ldap\lib;
+
+class LDAP implements ILDAPWrapper {
+	protected $curFunc = '';
+	protected $curArgs = array();
+
+	public function bind($link, $dn, $password) {
+		return $this->invokeLDAPMethod('bind', $link, $dn, $password);
+	}
+
+	public function connect($host, $port) {
+		return $this->invokeLDAPMethod('connect', $host, $port);
+	}
+
+	public function controlPagedResultResponse($link, $result, &$cookie) {
+		$this->preFunctionCall('ldap_control_paged_result_response',
+			array($link, $result, $cookie));
+		$result = ldap_control_paged_result_response($link, $result, $cookie);
+		$this->postFunctionCall();
+
+		return $result;
+	}
+
+	public function controlPagedResult($link, $pagesize, $isCritical, $cookie) {
+		return $this->invokeLDAPMethod('control_paged_result', $link, $pagesize,
+										$isCritical, $cookie);
+	}
+
+	public function errno($link) {
+		return $this->invokeLDAPMethod('errno', $link);
+	}
+
+	public function error($link) {
+		return $this->invokeLDAPMethod('error', $link);
+	}
+
+	public function firstEntry($link, $result) {
+		return $this->invokeLDAPMethod('first_entry', $link, $result);
+	}
+
+	public function getAttributes($link, $result) {
+		return $this->invokeLDAPMethod('get_attributes', $link, $result);
+	}
+
+	public function getEntries($link, $result) {
+		return $this->invokeLDAPMethod('get_entries', $link, $result);
+	}
+
+	public function read($link, $baseDN, $filter, $attr) {
+		return $this->invokeLDAPMethod('read', $link, $baseDN, $filter, $attr);
+	}
+
+	public function search($link, $baseDN, $filter, $attr) {
+		return $this->invokeLDAPMethod('search', $link, $baseDN,
+										$filter, $attr);
+	}
+
+	public function setOption($link, $option, $value) {
+		$this->invokeLDAPMethod('set_option', $link, $option, $value);
+	}
+
+	public function sort($link, $result, $sortfilter) {
+		return $this->invokeLDAPMethod('sort', $link, $result, $sortfilter);
+	}
+
+	public function startTls($link) {
+		return $this->invokeLDAPMethod('start_tls', $link);
+	}
+
+	public function unbind($link) {
+		return $this->invokeLDAPMethod('unbind', $link);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief Checks whether the server supports LDAP
+	 * @return true if it the case, false otherwise
+	 * */
+	public function areLDAPFunctionsAvailable() {
+		return function_exists('ldap_connect');
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief Checks whether PHP supports LDAP Paged Results
+	 * @return true if it the case, false otherwise
+	 * */
+	public function hasPagedResultSupport() {
+		$hasSupport = function_exists('ldap_control_paged_result')
+			&& function_exists('ldap_control_paged_result_response');
+		return $hasSupport;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief Checks whether the submitted parameter is a resource
+	 * @param $resource the resource variable to check
+	 * @return true if it is a resource, false otherwise
+	 */
+	public function isResource($resource) {
+		return is_resource($resource);
+	}
+
+	private function invokeLDAPMethod() {
+		$arguments = func_get_args();
+		$func = 'ldap_' . array_shift($arguments);
+		if(function_exists($func)) {
+			$this->preFunctionCall($func, $arguments);
+			$result = call_user_func_array($func, $arguments);
+			$this->postFunctionCall();
+			return $result;
+		}
+	}
+
+	private function preFunctionCall($functionName, $args) {
+		$this->curFunc = $functionName;
+		$this->curArgs = $args;
+	}
+
+	private function postFunctionCall() {
+		if($this->isResource($this->curArgs[0])) {
+			$errorCode = ldap_errno($this->curArgs[0]);
+			$errorMsg  = ldap_error($this->curArgs[0]);
+			if($errorCode !== 0) {
+				if($this->curFunc === 'ldap_sort' && $errorCode === -4) {
+					//You can safely ignore that decoding error.
+					//… says https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=18023
+				} else if($this->curFunc === 'ldap_get_entries'
+						  && $errorCode === -4) {
+				} else if ($errorCode === 32) {
+					//for now
+				} else if ($errorCode === 10) {
+					//referrals, we switch them off, but then there is AD :)
+				} else {
+					\OCP\Util::writeLog('user_ldap',
+										'LDAP error '.$errorMsg.' (' .
+											$errorCode.') after calling '.
+											$this->curFunc,
+										\OCP\Util::DEBUG);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		$this->curFunc = '';
+		$this->curArgs = array();
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/user_ldap/lib/ldaputility.php b/apps/user_ldap/lib/ldaputility.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7fffd9c88d18c1efe5cdd97624738594b830bceb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/user_ldap/lib/ldaputility.php
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * ownCloud – LDAP LDAPUtility
+ *
+ * @author Arthur Schiwon
+ * @copyright 2013 Arthur Schiwon blizzz@owncloud.com
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 3 of the License, or any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public
+ * License along with this library.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+namespace OCA\user_ldap\lib;
+
+abstract class LDAPUtility {
+	protected $ldap;
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief constructor, make sure the subclasses call this one!
+	 * @param $ldapWrapper an instance of an ILDAPWrapper
+	 */
+	public function __construct(ILDAPWrapper $ldapWrapper) {
+		$this->ldap = $ldapWrapper;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/apps/user_ldap/lib/proxy.php b/apps/user_ldap/lib/proxy.php
index ae3e3be73611e355c3b16dfca5d0662e537424e3..c74b357bdd2fa77fdb564878fe31d9f6e6b4cac0 100644
--- a/apps/user_ldap/lib/proxy.php
+++ b/apps/user_ldap/lib/proxy.php
@@ -23,26 +23,27 @@
 
 namespace OCA\user_ldap\lib;
 
+use OCA\user_ldap\lib\Access;
+
 abstract class Proxy {
-	static private $connectors = array();
+	static private $accesses = array();
+	private $ldap = null;
 
-	public function __construct() {
+	public function __construct(ILDAPWrapper $ldap) {
+		$this->ldap = $ldap;
 		$this->cache = \OC_Cache::getGlobalCache();
 	}
 
-	private function addConnector($configPrefix) {
-		self::$connectors[$configPrefix] = new \OCA\user_ldap\lib\Connection($configPrefix);
+	private function addAccess($configPrefix) {
+		$connector = new Connection($this->ldap, $configPrefix);
+		self::$accesses[$configPrefix] = new Access($connector, $this->ldap);
 	}
 
-	protected function getConnector($configPrefix) {
-		if(!isset(self::$connectors[$configPrefix])) {
-			$this->addConnector($configPrefix);
+	protected function getAccess($configPrefix) {
+		if(!isset(self::$accesses[$configPrefix])) {
+			$this->addAccess($configPrefix);
 		}
-		return self::$connectors[$configPrefix];
-	}
-
-	protected function getConnectors() {
-		return self::$connectors;
+		return self::$accesses[$configPrefix];
 	}
 
 	protected function getUserCacheKey($uid) {
diff --git a/apps/user_ldap/settings.php b/apps/user_ldap/settings.php
index 7169192a18e4a94e4eb3d087e594577aed43a8e5..b7070f23183b00b2c5cd73fe6d62b21ae7f2652f 100644
--- a/apps/user_ldap/settings.php
+++ b/apps/user_ldap/settings.php
@@ -49,14 +49,9 @@ $tmpl->assign('serverConfigurationPrefixes', $prefixes);
 $tmpl->assign('serverConfigurationHosts', $hosts);
 
 // assign default values
-if(!isset($ldap)) {
-	$ldap = new \OCA\user_ldap\lib\Connection();
-}
-$defaults = $ldap->getDefaults();
+$defaults = \OCA\user_ldap\lib\Connection::getDefaults();
 foreach($defaults as $key => $default) {
     $tmpl->assign($key.'_default', $default);
 }
 
-// $tmpl->assign();
-
 return $tmpl->fetchPage();
diff --git a/apps/user_ldap/tests/group_ldap.php b/apps/user_ldap/tests/group_ldap.php
deleted file mode 100644
index ae635597b71fcd15de2fa6b707e58fead4f3fc00..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/apps/user_ldap/tests/group_ldap.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
-* ownCloud
-*
-* @author Arthur Schiwon
-* @copyright 2012 Arthur Schiwon blizzz@owncloud.com
-*
-* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-* modify it under the terms of the GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
-* License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
-* version 3 of the License, or any later version.
-*
-* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-* GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE for more details.
-*
-* You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public
-* License along with this library.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-*
-*/
-
-class Test_Group_Ldap extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase {
-	function setUp() {
-		OC_Group::clearBackends();
-	}
-
-	function testSingleBackend() {
-		OC_Group::useBackend(new OCA\user_ldap\GROUP_LDAP());
-		$group_ldap = new OCA\user_ldap\GROUP_LDAP();
-
-		$this->assertIsA(OC_Group::getGroups(), gettype(array()));
-		$this->assertIsA($group_ldap->getGroups(), gettype(array()));
-
-		$this->assertFalse(OC_Group::inGroup('john', 'dosers'), gettype(false));
-		$this->assertFalse($group_ldap->inGroup('john', 'dosers'), gettype(false));
-		//TODO: check also for expected true result. This backend won't be able to do any modifications, maybe use a dummy for this.
-
-		$this->assertIsA(OC_Group::getUserGroups('john doe'), gettype(array()));
-		$this->assertIsA($group_ldap->getUserGroups('john doe'), gettype(array()));
-
-		$this->assertIsA(OC_Group::usersInGroup('campers'), gettype(array()));
-		$this->assertIsA($group_ldap->usersInGroup('campers'), gettype(array()));
-	}
-
-}
diff --git a/apps/user_ldap/tests/user_ldap.php b/apps/user_ldap/tests/user_ldap.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6b9b8b3e18503162fcfc90638c5b09250df6b126
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/user_ldap/tests/user_ldap.php
@@ -0,0 +1,411 @@
+<?php
+/**
+* ownCloud
+*
+* @author Arthur Schiwon
+* @copyright 2013 Arthur Schiwon blizzz@owncloud.com
+*
+* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+* modify it under the terms of the GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
+* License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+* version 3 of the License, or any later version.
+*
+* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+* GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE for more details.
+*
+* You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public
+* License along with this library.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*
+*/
+
+namespace OCA\user_ldap\tests;
+
+use \OCA\user_ldap\USER_LDAP as UserLDAP;
+use \OCA\user_ldap\lib\Access;
+use \OCA\user_ldap\lib\Connection;
+use \OCA\user_ldap\lib\ILDAPWrapper;
+
+class Test_User_Ldap_Direct extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase {
+	protected $backend;
+
+	public function setUp() {
+		\OC_User::clearBackends();
+		\OC_Group::clearBackends();
+	}
+
+	private function getAccessMock() {
+		static $conMethods;
+		static $accMethods;
+
+		if(is_null($conMethods) || is_null($accMethods)) {
+			$conMethods = get_class_methods('\OCA\user_ldap\lib\Connection');
+			$accMethods = get_class_methods('\OCA\user_ldap\lib\Access');
+		}
+		$lw  = $this->getMock('\OCA\user_ldap\lib\ILDAPWrapper');
+		$connector = $this->getMock('\OCA\user_ldap\lib\Connection',
+									$conMethods,
+									array($lw, null, null));
+		$access = $this->getMock('\OCA\user_ldap\lib\Access',
+								 $accMethods,
+								 array($connector, $lw));
+
+		return $access;
+	}
+
+	private function prepareMockForUserExists(&$access) {
+		$access->expects($this->any())
+			   ->method('username2dn')
+			   ->will($this->returnCallback(function($uid) {
+					switch ($uid) {
+						case 'gunslinger':
+							return 'dnOfRoland';
+							break;
+						case 'formerUser':
+							return 'dnOfFormerUser';
+							break;
+						case 'newyorker':
+							return 'dnOfNewYorker';
+							break;
+						case 'ladyofshadows':
+							return 'dnOfLadyOfShadows';
+							break;
+						defautl:
+							return false;
+					}
+			   }));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief Prepares the Access mock for checkPassword tests
+	 * @param $access mock of \OCA\user_ldap\lib\Access
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	private function prepareAccessForCheckPassword(&$access) {
+		$access->connection->expects($this->any())
+			   ->method('__get')
+			   ->will($this->returnCallback(function($name) {
+					if($name === 'ldapLoginFilter') {
+						return '%uid';
+					}
+					return null;
+			   }));
+
+		$access->expects($this->any())
+			   ->method('fetchListOfUsers')
+			   ->will($this->returnCallback(function($filter) {
+					if($filter === 'roland') {
+						return array('dnOfRoland');
+					}
+					return array();
+			   }));
+
+		$access->expects($this->any())
+			   ->method('dn2username')
+			   ->with($this->equalTo('dnOfRoland'))
+			   ->will($this->returnValue('gunslinger'));
+
+		$access->expects($this->any())
+			   ->method('areCredentialsValid')
+			   ->will($this->returnCallback(function($dn, $pwd) {
+					if($pwd === 'dt19') {
+						return true;
+					}
+					return false;
+			   }));
+	}
+
+	public function testCheckPassword() {
+		$access = $this->getAccessMock();
+		$this->prepareAccessForCheckPassword($access);
+		$backend = new UserLDAP($access);
+		\OC_User::useBackend($backend);
+
+		$result = $backend->checkPassword('roland', 'dt19');
+		$this->assertEquals('gunslinger', $result);
+
+		$result = $backend->checkPassword('roland', 'wrong');
+		$this->assertFalse($result);
+
+		$result = $backend->checkPassword('mallory', 'evil');
+		$this->assertFalse($result);
+	}
+
+	public function testCheckPasswordPublicAPI() {
+		$access = $this->getAccessMock();
+		$this->prepareAccessForCheckPassword($access);
+		$backend = new UserLDAP($access);
+		\OC_User::useBackend($backend);
+
+		$result = \OCP\User::checkPassword('roland', 'dt19');
+		$this->assertEquals('gunslinger', $result);
+
+		$result = \OCP\User::checkPassword('roland', 'wrong');
+		$this->assertFalse($result);
+
+		$result = \OCP\User::checkPassword('mallory', 'evil');
+		$this->assertFalse($result);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief Prepares the Access mock for getUsers tests
+	 * @param $access mock of \OCA\user_ldap\lib\Access
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	private function prepareAccessForGetUsers(&$access) {
+		$access->expects($this->any())
+			   ->method('getFilterPartForUserSearch')
+			   ->will($this->returnCallback(function($search) {
+					return $search;
+			   }));
+
+		$access->expects($this->any())
+			   ->method('combineFilterWithAnd')
+			   ->will($this->returnCallback(function($param) {
+					return $param[1];
+			   }));
+
+		$access->expects($this->any())
+			   ->method('fetchListOfUsers')
+			   ->will($this->returnCallback(function($search, $a, $l, $o) {
+					$users = array('gunslinger', 'newyorker', 'ladyofshadows');
+					if(empty($search)) {
+						$result = $users;
+					} else {
+						$result = array();
+						foreach($users as $user) {
+							if(stripos($user,  $search) !== false) {
+								$result[] = $user;
+							}
+						}
+					}
+					if(!is_null($l) || !is_null($o)) {
+						$result = array_slice($result, $o, $l);
+					}
+					return $result;
+			   }));
+
+		$access->expects($this->any())
+			   ->method('ownCloudUserNames')
+			   ->will($this->returnArgument(0));
+	}
+
+	public function testGetUsers() {
+		$access = $this->getAccessMock();
+		$this->prepareAccessForGetUsers($access);
+		$backend = new UserLDAP($access);
+
+		$result = $backend->getUsers();
+		$this->assertEquals(3, count($result));
+
+		$result = $backend->getUsers('', 1, 2);
+		$this->assertEquals(1, count($result));
+
+		$result = $backend->getUsers('', 2, 1);
+		$this->assertEquals(2, count($result));
+
+		$result = $backend->getUsers('yo');
+		$this->assertEquals(2, count($result));
+
+		$result = $backend->getUsers('nix');
+		$this->assertEquals(0, count($result));
+	}
+
+	public function testGetUsersViaAPI() {
+		$access = $this->getAccessMock();
+		$this->prepareAccessForGetUsers($access);
+		$backend = new UserLDAP($access);
+		\OC_User::useBackend($backend);
+
+		$result = \OCP\User::getUsers();
+		$this->assertEquals(3, count($result));
+
+		$result = \OCP\User::getUsers('', 1, 2);
+		$this->assertEquals(1, count($result));
+
+		$result = \OCP\User::getUsers('', 2, 1);
+		$this->assertEquals(2, count($result));
+
+		$result = \OCP\User::getUsers('yo');
+		$this->assertEquals(2, count($result));
+
+		$result = \OCP\User::getUsers('nix');
+		$this->assertEquals(0, count($result));
+	}
+
+	public function testUserExists() {
+		$access = $this->getAccessMock();
+		$backend = new UserLDAP($access);
+		$this->prepareMockForUserExists($access);
+
+		$access->expects($this->any())
+			   ->method('readAttribute')
+			   ->will($this->returnCallback(function($dn) {
+					if($dn === 'dnOfRoland') {
+						return array();
+					}
+					return false;
+			   }));
+
+		//test for existing user
+		$result = $backend->userExists('gunslinger');
+		$this->assertTrue($result);
+
+		//test for deleted user
+		$result = $backend->userExists('formerUser');
+		$this->assertFalse($result);
+
+		//test for never-existing user
+		$result = $backend->userExists('mallory');
+		$this->assertFalse($result);
+	}
+
+	public function testUserExistsPublicAPI() {
+		$access = $this->getAccessMock();
+		$backend = new UserLDAP($access);
+		$this->prepareMockForUserExists($access);
+		\OC_User::useBackend($backend);
+
+		$access->expects($this->any())
+			   ->method('readAttribute')
+			   ->will($this->returnCallback(function($dn) {
+					if($dn === 'dnOfRoland') {
+						return array();
+					}
+					return false;
+			   }));
+
+		//test for existing user
+		$result = \OCP\User::userExists('gunslinger');
+		$this->assertTrue($result);
+
+		//test for deleted user
+		$result = \OCP\User::userExists('formerUser');
+		$this->assertFalse($result);
+
+		//test for never-existing user
+		$result = \OCP\User::userExists('mallory');
+		$this->assertFalse($result);
+	}
+
+	public function testDeleteUser() {
+		$access = $this->getAccessMock();
+		$backend = new UserLDAP($access);
+
+		//we do not support deleting users at all
+		$result = $backend->deleteUser('gunslinger');
+		$this->assertFalse($result);
+	}
+
+	public function testGetHome() {
+		$access = $this->getAccessMock();
+		$backend = new UserLDAP($access);
+		$this->prepareMockForUserExists($access);
+
+		$access->connection->expects($this->any())
+			   ->method('__get')
+			   ->will($this->returnCallback(function($name) {
+					if($name === 'homeFolderNamingRule') {
+						return 'attr:testAttribute';
+					}
+					return null;
+			   }));
+
+		$access->expects($this->any())
+			   ->method('readAttribute')
+			   ->will($this->returnCallback(function($dn, $attr) {
+					switch ($dn) {
+						case 'dnOfRoland':
+							if($attr === 'testAttribute') {
+								return array('/tmp/rolandshome/');
+							}
+							return array();
+							break;
+						case 'dnOfLadyOfShadows':
+							if($attr === 'testAttribute') {
+								return array('susannah/');
+							}
+							return array();
+							break;
+						default:
+							return false;
+				   }
+			   }));
+
+		//absolut path
+		$result = $backend->getHome('gunslinger');
+		$this->assertEquals('/tmp/rolandshome/', $result);
+
+		//datadir-relativ path
+		$result = $backend->getHome('ladyofshadows');
+		$datadir = \OCP\Config::getSystemValue('datadirectory',
+											   \OC::$SERVERROOT.'/data');
+		$this->assertEquals($datadir.'/susannah/', $result);
+
+		//no path at all – triggers OC default behaviour
+		$result = $backend->getHome('newyorker');
+		$this->assertFalse($result);
+	}
+
+	private function prepareAccessForGetDisplayName(&$access) {
+		$access->connection->expects($this->any())
+			   ->method('__get')
+			   ->will($this->returnCallback(function($name) {
+					if($name === 'ldapUserDisplayName') {
+						return 'displayname';
+					}
+					return null;
+			   }));
+
+		$access->expects($this->any())
+			   ->method('readAttribute')
+			   ->will($this->returnCallback(function($dn, $attr) {
+					switch ($dn) {
+						case 'dnOfRoland':
+							if($attr === 'displayname') {
+								return array('Roland Deschain');
+							}
+							return array();
+							break;
+
+						default:
+							return false;
+				   }
+			   }));
+	}
+
+	public function testGetDisplayName() {
+		$access = $this->getAccessMock();
+		$this->prepareAccessForGetDisplayName($access);
+		$backend = new UserLDAP($access);
+		$this->prepareMockForUserExists($access);
+
+		//with displayName
+		$result = $backend->getDisplayName('gunslinger');
+		$this->assertEquals('Roland Deschain', $result);
+
+		//empty displayname retrieved
+		$result = $backend->getDisplayName('newyorker');
+		$this->assertEquals(null, $result);
+	}
+
+	public function testGetDisplayNamePublicAPI() {
+		$access = $this->getAccessMock();
+		$this->prepareAccessForGetDisplayName($access);
+		$backend = new UserLDAP($access);
+		$this->prepareMockForUserExists($access);
+		\OC_User::useBackend($backend);
+
+		//with displayName
+		$result = \OCP\User::getDisplayName('gunslinger');
+		$this->assertEquals('Roland Deschain', $result);
+
+		//empty displayname retrieved
+		$result = \OCP\User::getDisplayName('newyorker');
+		$this->assertEquals('newyorker', $result);
+	}
+
+	//no test for getDisplayNames, because it just invokes getUsers and
+	//getDisplayName
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/user_ldap/user_ldap.php b/apps/user_ldap/user_ldap.php
index 850ca0df99546d339203931242aefe0df324337a..6f52bbdf233b3c85b5ad0b9617073640f7cba9d5 100644
--- a/apps/user_ldap/user_ldap.php
+++ b/apps/user_ldap/user_ldap.php
@@ -25,37 +25,46 @@
 
 namespace OCA\user_ldap;
 
-class USER_LDAP extends lib\Access implements \OCP\UserInterface {
+use OCA\user_ldap\lib\ILDAPWrapper;
+use OCA\user_ldap\lib\BackendUtility;
+
+class USER_LDAP extends BackendUtility implements \OCP\UserInterface {
 
 	private function updateQuota($dn) {
 		$quota = null;
-		$quotaDefault = $this->connection->ldapQuotaDefault;
-		$quotaAttribute = $this->connection->ldapQuotaAttribute;
+		$quotaDefault = $this->access->connection->ldapQuotaDefault;
+		$quotaAttribute = $this->access->connection->ldapQuotaAttribute;
 		if(!empty($quotaDefault)) {
 			$quota = $quotaDefault;
 		}
 		if(!empty($quotaAttribute)) {
-			$aQuota = $this->readAttribute($dn, $quotaAttribute);
+			$aQuota = $this->access->readAttribute($dn, $quotaAttribute);
 
 			if($aQuota && (count($aQuota) > 0)) {
 				$quota = $aQuota[0];
 			}
 		}
 		if(!is_null($quota)) {
-			\OCP\Config::setUserValue($this->dn2username($dn), 'files', 'quota', \OCP\Util::computerFileSize($quota));
+			\OCP\Config::setUserValue(	$this->access->dn2username($dn),
+										'files',
+										'quota',
+										\OCP\Util::computerFileSize($quota));
 		}
 	}
 
 	private function updateEmail($dn) {
 		$email = null;
-		$emailAttribute = $this->connection->ldapEmailAttribute;
+		$emailAttribute = $this->access->connection->ldapEmailAttribute;
 		if(!empty($emailAttribute)) {
-			$aEmail = $this->readAttribute($dn, $emailAttribute);
+			$aEmail = $this->access->readAttribute($dn, $emailAttribute);
 			if($aEmail && (count($aEmail) > 0)) {
 				$email = $aEmail[0];
 			}
 			if(!is_null($email)) {
-				\OCP\Config::setUserValue($this->dn2username($dn), 'settings', 'email', $email);
+				\OCP\Config::setUserValue(	$this->access->dn2username($dn),
+											'settings',
+											'email',
+											$email);
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -70,15 +79,16 @@ class USER_LDAP extends lib\Access implements \OCP\UserInterface {
 	 */
 	public function checkPassword($uid, $password) {
 		//find out dn of the user name
-		$filter = \OCP\Util::mb_str_replace('%uid', $uid, $this->connection->ldapLoginFilter, 'UTF-8');
-		$ldap_users = $this->fetchListOfUsers($filter, 'dn');
+		$filter = \OCP\Util::mb_str_replace(
+			'%uid', $uid, $this->access->connection->ldapLoginFilter, 'UTF-8');
+		$ldap_users = $this->access->fetchListOfUsers($filter, 'dn');
 		if(count($ldap_users) < 1) {
 			return false;
 		}
 		$dn = $ldap_users[0];
 
 		//do we have a username for him/her?
-		$ocname = $this->dn2username($dn);
+		$ocname = $this->access->dn2username($dn);
 
 		if($ocname) {
 			//update some settings, if necessary
@@ -86,7 +96,7 @@ class USER_LDAP extends lib\Access implements \OCP\UserInterface {
 			$this->updateEmail($dn);
 
 			//are the credentials OK?
-			if(!$this->areCredentialsValid($dn, $password)) {
+			if(!$this->access->areCredentialsValid($dn, $password)) {
 				return false;
 			}
 
@@ -107,7 +117,7 @@ class USER_LDAP extends lib\Access implements \OCP\UserInterface {
 		$cachekey = 'getUsers-'.$search.'-'.$limit.'-'.$offset;
 
 		//check if users are cached, if so return
-		$ldap_users = $this->connection->getFromCache($cachekey);
+		$ldap_users = $this->access->connection->getFromCache($cachekey);
 		if(!is_null($ldap_users)) {
 			return $ldap_users;
 		}
@@ -117,21 +127,23 @@ class USER_LDAP extends lib\Access implements \OCP\UserInterface {
 		if($limit <= 0) {
 			$limit = null;
 		}
-		$filter = $this->combineFilterWithAnd(array(
-			$this->connection->ldapUserFilter,
-			$this->getFilterPartForUserSearch($search)
+		$filter = $this->access->combineFilterWithAnd(array(
+			$this->access->connection->ldapUserFilter,
+			$this->access->getFilterPartForUserSearch($search)
 		));
 
 		\OCP\Util::writeLog('user_ldap',
 			'getUsers: Options: search '.$search.' limit '.$limit.' offset '.$offset.' Filter: '.$filter,
 			\OCP\Util::DEBUG);
 		//do the search and translate results to owncloud names
-		$ldap_users = $this->fetchListOfUsers($filter, array($this->connection->ldapUserDisplayName, 'dn'),
+		$ldap_users = $this->access->fetchListOfUsers(
+			$filter,
+			array($this->access->connection->ldapUserDisplayName, 'dn'),
 			$limit, $offset);
-		$ldap_users = $this->ownCloudUserNames($ldap_users);
+		$ldap_users = $this->access->ownCloudUserNames($ldap_users);
 		\OCP\Util::writeLog('user_ldap', 'getUsers: '.count($ldap_users). ' Users found', \OCP\Util::DEBUG);
 
-		$this->connection->writeToCache($cachekey, $ldap_users);
+		$this->access->connection->writeToCache($cachekey, $ldap_users);
 		return $ldap_users;
 	}
 
@@ -141,24 +153,25 @@ class USER_LDAP extends lib\Access implements \OCP\UserInterface {
 	 * @return boolean
 	 */
 	public function userExists($uid) {
-		if($this->connection->isCached('userExists'.$uid)) {
-			return $this->connection->getFromCache('userExists'.$uid);
+		if($this->access->connection->isCached('userExists'.$uid)) {
+			return $this->access->connection->getFromCache('userExists'.$uid);
 		}
-
 		//getting dn, if false the user does not exist. If dn, he may be mapped only, requires more checking.
-		$dn = $this->username2dn($uid);
+		$dn = $this->access->username2dn($uid);
 		if(!$dn) {
-			$this->connection->writeToCache('userExists'.$uid, false);
+			\OCP\Util::writeLog('user_ldap', 'No DN found for '.$uid.' on '.
+				$this->access->connection->ldapHost, \OCP\Util::DEBUG);
+			$this->access->connection->writeToCache('userExists'.$uid, false);
 			return false;
 		}
-
 		//check if user really still exists by reading its entry
-		if(!is_array($this->readAttribute($dn, ''))) {
-			$this->connection->writeToCache('userExists'.$uid, false);
+		if(!is_array($this->access->readAttribute($dn, ''))) {
+			\OCP\Util::writeLog('user_ldap', 'LDAP says no user '.$dn, \OCP\Util::DEBUG);
+			$this->access->connection->writeToCache('userExists'.$uid, false);
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		$this->connection->writeToCache('userExists'.$uid, true);
+		$this->access->connection->writeToCache('userExists'.$uid, true);
 		$this->updateQuota($dn);
 		return true;
 	}
@@ -186,12 +199,13 @@ class USER_LDAP extends lib\Access implements \OCP\UserInterface {
 		}
 
 		$cacheKey = 'getHome'.$uid;
-		if($this->connection->isCached($cacheKey)) {
-			return $this->connection->getFromCache($cacheKey);
+		if($this->access->connection->isCached($cacheKey)) {
+			return $this->access->connection->getFromCache($cacheKey);
 		}
-		if(strpos($this->connection->homeFolderNamingRule, 'attr:') === 0) {
-			$attr = substr($this->connection->homeFolderNamingRule, strlen('attr:'));
-			$homedir = $this->readAttribute($this->username2dn($uid), $attr);
+		if(strpos($this->access->connection->homeFolderNamingRule, 'attr:') === 0) {
+			$attr = substr($this->access->connection->homeFolderNamingRule, strlen('attr:'));
+			$homedir = $this->access->readAttribute(
+						$this->access->username2dn($uid), $attr);
 			if($homedir && isset($homedir[0])) {
 				$path = $homedir[0];
 				//if attribute's value is an absolute path take this, otherwise append it to data dir
@@ -206,13 +220,13 @@ class USER_LDAP extends lib\Access implements \OCP\UserInterface {
 					$homedir = \OCP\Config::getSystemValue('datadirectory',
 						\OC::$SERVERROOT.'/data' ) . '/' . $homedir[0];
 				}
-				$this->connection->writeToCache($cacheKey, $homedir);
+				$this->access->connection->writeToCache($cacheKey, $homedir);
 				return $homedir;
 			}
 		}
 
 		//false will apply default behaviour as defined and done by OC_User
-		$this->connection->writeToCache($cacheKey, false);
+		$this->access->connection->writeToCache($cacheKey, false);
 		return false;
 	}
 
@@ -227,16 +241,16 @@ class USER_LDAP extends lib\Access implements \OCP\UserInterface {
 		}
 
 		$cacheKey = 'getDisplayName'.$uid;
-		if(!is_null($displayName = $this->connection->getFromCache($cacheKey))) {
+		if(!is_null($displayName = $this->access->connection->getFromCache($cacheKey))) {
 			return $displayName;
 		}
 
-		$displayName = $this->readAttribute(
-			$this->username2dn($uid),
-			$this->connection->ldapUserDisplayName);
+		$displayName = $this->access->readAttribute(
+			$this->access->username2dn($uid),
+			$this->access->connection->ldapUserDisplayName);
 
 		if($displayName && (count($displayName) > 0)) {
-			$this->connection->writeToCache($cacheKey, $displayName[0]);
+			$this->access->connection->writeToCache($cacheKey, $displayName[0]);
 			return $displayName[0];
 		}
 
@@ -251,7 +265,7 @@ class USER_LDAP extends lib\Access implements \OCP\UserInterface {
 	 */
 	public function getDisplayNames($search = '', $limit = null, $offset = null) {
 		$cacheKey = 'getDisplayNames-'.$search.'-'.$limit.'-'.$offset;
-		if(!is_null($displayNames = $this->connection->getFromCache($cacheKey))) {
+		if(!is_null($displayNames = $this->access->connection->getFromCache($cacheKey))) {
 			return $displayNames;
 		}
 
@@ -260,7 +274,7 @@ class USER_LDAP extends lib\Access implements \OCP\UserInterface {
 		foreach ($users as $user) {
 			$displayNames[$user] = $this->getDisplayName($user);
 		}
-		$this->connection->writeToCache($cacheKey, $displayNames);
+		$this->access->connection->writeToCache($cacheKey, $displayNames);
 		return $displayNames;
 	}
 
diff --git a/apps/user_ldap/user_proxy.php b/apps/user_ldap/user_proxy.php
index 0722d8871a42ce06eb097b7a6f4fe403d200ad17..092fdbf7c782c55d8b2f1d4417e8ef7f397abc8e 100644
--- a/apps/user_ldap/user_proxy.php
+++ b/apps/user_ldap/user_proxy.php
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 
 namespace OCA\user_ldap;
 
+use OCA\user_ldap\lib\ILDAPWrapper;
+
 class User_Proxy extends lib\Proxy implements \OCP\UserInterface {
 	private $backends = array();
 	private $refBackend = null;
@@ -31,12 +33,11 @@ class User_Proxy extends lib\Proxy implements \OCP\UserInterface {
 	 * @brief Constructor
 	 * @param $serverConfigPrefixes array containing the config Prefixes
 	 */
-	public function __construct($serverConfigPrefixes) {
-		parent::__construct();
+	public function __construct($serverConfigPrefixes, ILDAPWrapper $ldap) {
+		parent::__construct($ldap);
 		foreach($serverConfigPrefixes as $configPrefix) {
-		    $this->backends[$configPrefix] = new \OCA\user_ldap\USER_LDAP();
-		    $connector = $this->getConnector($configPrefix);
-			$this->backends[$configPrefix]->setConnector($connector);
+		    $this->backends[$configPrefix] =
+				new \OCA\user_ldap\USER_LDAP($this->getAccess($configPrefix));
 			if(is_null($this->refBackend)) {
 				$this->refBackend = &$this->backends[$configPrefix];
 			}