diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-images.yml b/.github/workflows/build-images.yml
index a109234c..1375634a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-images.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-images.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
           persist-credentials: false
 
+      - name: Test git-identity profile script
+        run: bash images/base/test-git-identity.sh
+
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
 
diff --git a/images/base/git-identity.sh b/images/base/git-identity.sh
index 2f80e516..eba9d954 100644
--- a/images/base/git-identity.sh
+++ b/images/base/git-identity.sh
@@ -3,61 +3,76 @@
 # profile on first interactive login to a container. Subsequent logins skip
 # this entirely once git config is set.
 #
-# The name is read from the NSS gecos field (mapped from LDAP cn via sssd.conf).
-# The email is read from LDAP via an anonymous ldapsearch (REQUIRE_AUTH_FOR_SEARCH
-# is disabled on the internal ldap-gateway, so no bind credentials are needed).
+# The name is read from the NSS gecos field (mapped from LDAP via sssd.conf).
+# The email is looked up with ldapsearch, driven by the same SSSD_* environment
+# variables that render /etc/sssd/sssd.conf (see sssd.conf.template), so the
+# query targets the same directory — and binds with the same credentials — that
+# sssd authenticates against.
 
 # Only run for interactive shells
 [[ $- != *i* ]] && return
 
-# Only if git is available
+# Only if git and ldapsearch are available
 command -v git >/dev/null 2>&1 || return
 command -v ldapsearch >/dev/null 2>&1 || return
 
 # Skip if already configured — user-set values always take precedence
 [ -n "$(git config --global user.email 2>/dev/null)" ] && [ -n "$(git config --global user.name 2>/dev/null)" ] && return
 
-_GIT_SETUP_USER="${USER:-$(id -un 2>/dev/null)}"
-[ -z "$_GIT_SETUP_USER" ] && return
-[ "$_GIT_SETUP_USER" = "root" ] && return
-
-# Full name from NSS (SSSD reads the LDAP gecos attribute by default via ldap_user_gecos)
-_GIT_SETUP_NAME=$(getent passwd "$_GIT_SETUP_USER" 2>/dev/null | cut -d: -f5)
-
-# Email from LDAP anonymous query
-_GIT_SETUP_LDAP_HOST="${LDAP_URI:-ldaps://ldap1:636}"
-
-# Resolve baseDN the same way SSSD does: rootDSE namingContexts autodiscovery.
-# Use LDAP_BASE_DN if explicitly set; otherwise query rootDSE.
-# - Single namingContexts entry  -> use it directly
-# - Multiple namingContexts      -> use defaultNamingContext
-# - Neither resolvable           -> abort
-if [ -n "${LDAP_BASE_DN:-}" ]; then
-    _GIT_SETUP_LDAP_BASE="$LDAP_BASE_DN"
-else
-    _GIT_SETUP_ROOTDSE=$(ldapsearch -x -H "$_GIT_SETUP_LDAP_HOST" -b "" -s base namingContexts defaultNamingContext 2>/dev/null)
-    _GIT_SETUP_NC_COUNT=$(echo "$_GIT_SETUP_ROOTDSE" | grep -c '^namingContexts:')
-    if [ "$_GIT_SETUP_NC_COUNT" -eq 1 ]; then
-        _GIT_SETUP_LDAP_BASE=$(echo "$_GIT_SETUP_ROOTDSE" | awk '/^namingContexts:/{print $2; exit}')
-    elif [ "$_GIT_SETUP_NC_COUNT" -gt 1 ]; then
-        _GIT_SETUP_LDAP_BASE=$(echo "$_GIT_SETUP_ROOTDSE" | awk '/^defaultNamingContext:/{print $2; exit}')
+_git_identity_setup() {
+    local user uri base name_attr rootdse nc_count name email
+    local -a bind
+
+    user="${USER:-$(id -un 2>/dev/null)}"
+    [ -z "$user" ] && return
+    [ "$user" = "root" ] && return
+
+    # Same server list sssd uses (ldapsearch -H accepts a comma-separated list).
+    # LDAP_URI is the legacy pre-SSSD_* variable name.
+    uri="${SSSD_LDAP_URI:-${LDAP_URI:-ldaps://ldap1:636}}"
+
+    # Bind the same way sssd does: with the default bind DN and token when
+    # configured (directories such as the Authentik LDAP outpost reject
+    # anonymous searches), otherwise anonymously.
+    bind=(-x)
+    if [ -n "${SSSD_LDAP_DEFAULT_BIND_DN:-}" ] && [ -n "${SSSD_DEFAULT_AUTHTOK:-}" ] &&
+        { [ -z "${SSSD_DEFAULT_AUTHTOK_TYPE:-}" ] || [ "${SSSD_DEFAULT_AUTHTOK_TYPE}" = "password" ]; }; then
+        bind+=(-D "$SSSD_LDAP_DEFAULT_BIND_DN" -w "$SSSD_DEFAULT_AUTHTOK")
     fi
-    unset _GIT_SETUP_ROOTDSE _GIT_SETUP_NC_COUNT
-fi
-[ -z "${_GIT_SETUP_LDAP_BASE:-}" ] && return
 
-_GIT_SETUP_EMAIL=$(ldapsearch -x \
-    -H "$_GIT_SETUP_LDAP_HOST" \
-    -b "$_GIT_SETUP_LDAP_BASE" \
-    "(uid=${_GIT_SETUP_USER})" mail 2>/dev/null \
-    | awk '/^mail:/{print $2; exit}')
+    # Resolve the search base the same way sssd does: explicit configuration
+    # first, then rootDSE namingContexts autodiscovery.
+    # - Single namingContexts entry  -> use it directly
+    # - Multiple namingContexts      -> use defaultNamingContext
+    # - Neither resolvable           -> abort
+    base="${SSSD_LDAP_USER_SEARCH_BASE:-${SSSD_LDAP_SEARCH_BASE:-${LDAP_BASE_DN:-}}}"
+    if [ -z "$base" ]; then
+        rootdse=$(ldapsearch "${bind[@]}" -H "$uri" -b "" -s base namingContexts defaultNamingContext 2>/dev/null)
+        nc_count=$(echo "$rootdse" | grep -c '^namingContexts:')
+        if [ "$nc_count" -eq 1 ]; then
+            base=$(echo "$rootdse" | awk '/^namingContexts:/{print $2; exit}')
+        elif [ "$nc_count" -gt 1 ]; then
+            base=$(echo "$rootdse" | awk '/^defaultNamingContext:/{print $2; exit}')
+        fi
+    fi
+    [ -z "$base" ] && return
+
+    # Same login-name attribute sssd maps (ldap_user_name, default uid)
+    name_attr="${SSSD_LDAP_USER_NAME:-uid}"
+
+    # Full name from NSS (sssd maps the LDAP gecos attribute via ldap_user_gecos)
+    name=$(getent passwd "$user" 2>/dev/null | cut -d: -f5)
 
-if [ -n "$_GIT_SETUP_NAME" ]; then
-    git config --global user.name  "$_GIT_SETUP_NAME"
-fi
+    email=$(ldapsearch "${bind[@]}" \
+        -H "$uri" \
+        -b "$base" \
+        "(${name_attr}=${user})" mail 2>/dev/null \
+        | awk '/^mail:/{print $2; exit}')
 
-if [ -n "$_GIT_SETUP_EMAIL" ]; then
-    git config --global user.email "$_GIT_SETUP_EMAIL"
-fi
+[ -n "$name" ] && [ -z "$(git config --global user.name 2>/dev/null)" ] && git config --global user.name "$name"
+[ -n "$email" ] && [ -z "$(git config --global user.email 2>/dev/null)" ] && git config --global user.email "$email"
+    return 0
+}
 
-unset _GIT_SETUP_USER _GIT_SETUP_NAME _GIT_SETUP_EMAIL _GIT_SETUP_LDAP_HOST _GIT_SETUP_LDAP_BASE _GIT_SETUP_ROOTDSE _GIT_SETUP_NC_COUNT
+_git_identity_setup
+unset -f _git_identity_setup
diff --git a/images/base/test-git-identity.sh b/images/base/test-git-identity.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d12db11f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/images/base/test-git-identity.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Smoke test for images/base/git-identity.sh with stubbed ldapsearch/getent.
+set -u
+
+SCRIPT="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)/git-identity.sh"
+export SCRIPT
+STUBS=$(mktemp -d)
+export HOME=$(mktemp -d)
+
+cat >"$STUBS/ldapsearch" <<'EOF'
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Record args for assertions, then answer rootDSE or mail queries.
+echo "$@" >>/tmp/ldapsearch-args.log
+if [[ "$*" == *"-s base namingContexts"* ]]; then
+    echo "namingContexts: dc=example,dc=com"
+    exit 0
+fi
+echo "mail: tester@example.com"
+EOF
+
+cat >"$STUBS/getent" <<'EOF'
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+echo "tester:x:2000:4000:Testy McTestface:/home/tester:/bin/bash"
+EOF
+
+chmod +x "$STUBS/ldapsearch" "$STUBS/getent"
+export PATH="$STUBS:$PATH"
+export USER=tester
+rm -f /tmp/ldapsearch-args.log
+
+fail=0
+check() { # desc expected actual
+    if [ "$2" = "$3" ]; then echo "PASS: $1"; else echo "FAIL: $1 (expected '$2', got '$3')"; fail=1; fi
+}
+
+# --- Case 1: SSSD_* vars set incl. bind creds; explicit user search base ---
+export SSSD_LDAP_URI="ldaps://a:636, ldaps://b:636"
+export SSSD_LDAP_USER_SEARCH_BASE="ou=people,dc=example,dc=com"
+export SSSD_LDAP_DEFAULT_BIND_DN="cn=proxy,dc=example,dc=com"
+export SSSD_DEFAULT_AUTHTOK_TYPE="password"
+export SSSD_DEFAULT_AUTHTOK="secret"
+export SSSD_LDAP_USER_NAME="sAMAccountName"
+
+bash -ic '. "$SCRIPT"'
+check "email set" "tester@example.com" "$(git config --global user.email)"
+check "name set" "Testy McTestface" "$(git config --global user.name)"
+grep -q -- "-D cn=proxy,dc=example,dc=com -w secret" /tmp/ldapsearch-args.log && echo "PASS: bound with sssd creds" || { echo "FAIL: bind creds missing"; fail=1; }
+grep -q -- "-b ou=people,dc=example,dc=com (sAMAccountName=tester) mail" /tmp/ldapsearch-args.log && echo "PASS: base + name attr honored" || { echo "FAIL: base/name attr"; fail=1; }
+grep -q -- "-H ldaps://a:636, ldaps://b:636" /tmp/ldapsearch-args.log && echo "PASS: SSSD_LDAP_URI used" || { echo "FAIL: uri"; fail=1; }
+
+# --- Case 2: no base configured -> rootDSE discovery, anonymous bind ---
+git config --global --unset user.email; git config --global --unset user.name
+unset SSSD_LDAP_USER_SEARCH_BASE SSSD_LDAP_DEFAULT_BIND_DN SSSD_DEFAULT_AUTHTOK SSSD_DEFAULT_AUTHTOK_TYPE SSSD_LDAP_USER_NAME
+rm -f /tmp/ldapsearch-args.log
+
+bash -ic '. "$SCRIPT"'
+check "email via rootDSE base" "tester@example.com" "$(git config --global user.email)"
+grep -q -- "-b dc=example,dc=com (uid=tester) mail" /tmp/ldapsearch-args.log && echo "PASS: rootDSE base + default uid attr" || { echo "FAIL: rootDSE"; fail=1; }
+grep -q -- "-D " /tmp/ldapsearch-args.log && { echo "FAIL: unexpected bind"; fail=1; } || echo "PASS: anonymous when no creds"
+
+# --- Case 3: existing config untouched ---
+git config --global user.email keep@me.com
+git config --global user.name "Keep Me"
+rm -f /tmp/ldapsearch-args.log
+bash -ic '. "$SCRIPT"'
+check "existing email kept" "keep@me.com" "$(git config --global user.email)"
+[ -f /tmp/ldapsearch-args.log ] && { echo "FAIL: ldapsearch ran despite existing config"; fail=1; } || echo "PASS: skipped when already configured"
+
+# --- Case 4: non-interactive shell does nothing ---
+git config --global --unset user.email; git config --global --unset user.name
+bash -c '. "$SCRIPT"'
+check "non-interactive no-op" "" "$(git config --global user.email 2>/dev/null)"
+
+exit $fail
diff --git a/mie-opensource-landing/docs/admins/ldap-servers.md b/mie-opensource-landing/docs/admins/ldap-servers.md
index 38338c7c..02696302 100644
--- a/mie-opensource-landing/docs/admins/ldap-servers.md
+++ b/mie-opensource-landing/docs/admins/ldap-servers.md
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ In the admin UI: **Settings** → **Default Container Environment Variables**. T
 !!! tip
     `SSSD_LDAP_DEFAULT_BIND_DN`, `SSSD_DEFAULT_AUTHTOK_TYPE`, and `SSSD_DEFAULT_AUTHTOK` work as a set. Provide all three when your directory requires an authenticated bind to read users and groups; leave all three blank to bind anonymously. The service account only needs read access to the user and group subtrees — user passwords are verified by a separate bind as the authenticating user.
 
+!!! note "Git identity"
+    On first interactive login, a profile script (`/etc/profile.d/git-identity.sh`) sets the user's global `git config user.name`/`user.email` from the directory: the name from the NSS gecos field (`SSSD_LDAP_USER_GECOS`) and the email from an `ldapsearch` for the user's `mail` attribute. The search uses the same `SSSD_*` variables — URI, search base, login-name attribute, and bind DN/credential — so no extra configuration is needed. Values a user sets manually are never overwritten.
+
 !!! warning
     `SSSD_DEFAULT_AUTHTOK` is a secret. The rendered `/etc/sssd/sssd.conf` is written with restrictive permissions (mode `0600`), but the value is also visible in the container's environment. Prefer a dedicated, least-privilege service account and rotate it like any other credential.