diff --git a/docs/content/en/contributing/development/environment.md b/docs/content/en/contributing/development/environment.md
index 008b87fc5..356ea2e42 100644
--- a/docs/content/en/contributing/development/environment.md
+++ b/docs/content/en/contributing/development/environment.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ In order to build and contribute to __Authelia__, you need to make sure the foll
 * Backend Development:
   * [go] *(v1.20 or greater)*
   * [gcc]
+  * [gomock]
 * Frontend Development
   * [Node.js] *(v18 or greater)*
   * [pnpm]
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ listed subdomains from your browser, and they will be served by the reverse prox
 [Buildkite]: https://buildkite.com/
 [React]: https://reactjs.org/
 [go]: https://go.dev/dl/
+[gomock]: https://github.com/golang/mock
 [Node.js]: https://nodejs.org/en/download/
 [pnpm]: https://pnpm.io/installation
 [Docker]: https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/
diff --git a/internal/authentication/ldap_client_mock.go b/internal/authentication/ldap_client_mock.go
index 3b6b3f0fd..c58b602a2 100644
--- a/internal/authentication/ldap_client_mock.go
+++ b/internal/authentication/ldap_client_mock.go
@@ -205,6 +205,63 @@ func (mr *MockLDAPClientMockRecorder) ModifyWithResult(arg0 interface{}) *gomock
 	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "ModifyWithResult", reflect.TypeOf((*MockLDAPClient)(nil).ModifyWithResult), arg0)
 }
 
+// NTLMBind mocks base method.
+func (m *MockLDAPClient) NTLMBind(arg0, arg1, arg2 string) error {
+	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	ret := m.ctrl.Call(m, "NTLMBind", arg0, arg1, arg2)
+	ret0, _ := ret[0].(error)
+	return ret0
+}
+
+// NTLMBind indicates an expected call of NTLMBind.
+func (mr *MockLDAPClientMockRecorder) NTLMBind(arg0, arg1, arg2 interface{}) *gomock.Call {
+	mr.mock.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "NTLMBind", reflect.TypeOf((*MockLDAPClient)(nil).NTLMBind), arg0, arg1, arg2)
+}
+
+// NTLMBindWithHash mocks base method.
+func (m *MockLDAPClient) NTLMBindWithHash(arg0, arg1, arg2 string) error {
+	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	ret := m.ctrl.Call(m, "NTLMBindWithHash", arg0, arg1, arg2)
+	ret0, _ := ret[0].(error)
+	return ret0
+}
+
+// NTLMBindWithHash indicates an expected call of NTLMBindWithHash.
+func (mr *MockLDAPClientMockRecorder) NTLMBindWithHash(arg0, arg1, arg2 interface{}) *gomock.Call {
+	mr.mock.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "NTLMBindWithHash", reflect.TypeOf((*MockLDAPClient)(nil).NTLMBindWithHash), arg0, arg1, arg2)
+}
+
+// NTLMChallengeBind mocks base method.
+func (m *MockLDAPClient) NTLMChallengeBind(arg0 *ldap.NTLMBindRequest) (*ldap.NTLMBindResult, error) {
+	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	ret := m.ctrl.Call(m, "NTLMChallengeBind", arg0)
+	ret0, _ := ret[0].(*ldap.NTLMBindResult)
+	ret1, _ := ret[1].(error)
+	return ret0, ret1
+}
+
+// NTLMChallengeBind indicates an expected call of NTLMChallengeBind.
+func (mr *MockLDAPClientMockRecorder) NTLMChallengeBind(arg0 interface{}) *gomock.Call {
+	mr.mock.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "NTLMChallengeBind", reflect.TypeOf((*MockLDAPClient)(nil).NTLMChallengeBind), arg0)
+}
+
+// NTLMUnauthenticatedBind mocks base method.
+func (m *MockLDAPClient) NTLMUnauthenticatedBind(arg0, arg1 string) error {
+	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	ret := m.ctrl.Call(m, "NTLMUnauthenticatedBind", arg0, arg1)
+	ret0, _ := ret[0].(error)
+	return ret0
+}
+
+// NTLMUnauthenticatedBind indicates an expected call of NTLMUnauthenticatedBind.
+func (mr *MockLDAPClientMockRecorder) NTLMUnauthenticatedBind(arg0, arg1 interface{}) *gomock.Call {
+	mr.mock.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "NTLMUnauthenticatedBind", reflect.TypeOf((*MockLDAPClient)(nil).NTLMUnauthenticatedBind), arg0, arg1)
+}
+
 // PasswordModify mocks base method.
 func (m *MockLDAPClient) PasswordModify(arg0 *ldap.PasswordModifyRequest) (*ldap.PasswordModifyResult, error) {
 	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
diff --git a/internal/authentication/types.go b/internal/authentication/types.go
index 33ef180da..7c2828f8f 100644
--- a/internal/authentication/types.go
+++ b/internal/authentication/types.go
@@ -28,25 +28,29 @@ type LDAPClient interface {
 
 	Unbind() (err error)
 	Bind(username, password string) (err error)
-	SimpleBind(simpleBindRequest *ldap.SimpleBindRequest) (bindResult *ldap.SimpleBindResult, err error)
+	SimpleBind(request *ldap.SimpleBindRequest) (result *ldap.SimpleBindResult, err error)
 	MD5Bind(host string, username string, password string) (err error)
-	DigestMD5Bind(digestMD5BindRequest *ldap.DigestMD5BindRequest) (digestMD5BindResult *ldap.DigestMD5BindResult, err error)
+	DigestMD5Bind(request *ldap.DigestMD5BindRequest) (result *ldap.DigestMD5BindResult, err error)
 	UnauthenticatedBind(username string) (err error)
 	ExternalBind() (err error)
+	NTLMBind(domain string, username string, password string) (err error)
+	NTLMUnauthenticatedBind(domain string, username string) (err error)
+	NTLMBindWithHash(domain string, username string, hash string) (err error)
+	NTLMChallengeBind(request *ldap.NTLMBindRequest) (result *ldap.NTLMBindResult, err error)
 
-	Modify(modifyRequest *ldap.ModifyRequest) (err error)
-	ModifyWithResult(modifyRequest *ldap.ModifyRequest) (modifyResult *ldap.ModifyResult, err error)
+	Modify(request *ldap.ModifyRequest) (err error)
+	ModifyWithResult(request *ldap.ModifyRequest) (result *ldap.ModifyResult, err error)
 	ModifyDN(m *ldap.ModifyDNRequest) (err error)
-	PasswordModify(pwdModifyRequest *ldap.PasswordModifyRequest) (pwdModifyResult *ldap.PasswordModifyResult, err error)
+	PasswordModify(request *ldap.PasswordModifyRequest) (result *ldap.PasswordModifyResult, err error)
 
-	Add(addRequest *ldap.AddRequest) (err error)
-	Del(delRequest *ldap.DelRequest) (err error)
+	Add(request *ldap.AddRequest) (err error)
+	Del(request *ldap.DelRequest) (err error)
 
-	Search(searchRequest *ldap.SearchRequest) (searchResult *ldap.SearchResult, err error)
-	SearchWithPaging(searchRequest *ldap.SearchRequest, pagingSize uint32) (searchResult *ldap.SearchResult, err error)
+	Search(request *ldap.SearchRequest) (result *ldap.SearchResult, err error)
+	SearchWithPaging(request *ldap.SearchRequest, pagingSize uint32) (result *ldap.SearchResult, err error)
 	Compare(dn string, attribute string, value string) (same bool, err error)
 
-	WhoAmI(controls []ldap.Control) (whoamiResult *ldap.WhoAmIResult, err error)
+	WhoAmI(controls []ldap.Control) (result *ldap.WhoAmIResult, err error)
 }
 
 // UserDetails represent the details retrieved for a given user.