Update ldap#security section

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George Koltsov 2019-08-02 06:32:03 +00:00 committed by Evan Read
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## Security
GitLab assumes that LDAP users are not able to change their LDAP 'mail', 'email'
or 'userPrincipalName' attribute. An LDAP user who is allowed to change their
email on the LDAP server can potentially
GitLab assumes that LDAP users:
- Are not able to change their LDAP `mail`, `email`, or `userPrincipalName` attribute.
An LDAP user who is allowed to change their email on the LDAP server can potentially
[take over any account](#enabling-ldap-sign-in-for-existing-gitlab-users)
on your GitLab server.
- Have unique email addresses, otherwise it is possible for LDAP users with the same
email address to share the same GitLab account.
We recommend against using LDAP integration if your LDAP users are
allowed to change their 'mail', 'email' or 'userPrincipalName' attribute on
the LDAP server.
the LDAP server or share email addresses.
### User deletion