if len(baseDNList) == 0 {
		return "", false, errors.New("no Base DNs given")
	}

	// Check that DN exists in the LDAP directory.
	validatedDN, err := xldap.LookupDN(conn, dn)
	if err != nil {
		return "", false, fmt.Errorf("Error looking up DN %s: %w", dn, err)
	}
	if validatedDN == "" {
		return "", false, nil
	}