diff --git a/apps/larper/models.py b/apps/larper/models.py
index ccf27eca..465d5229 100644
--- a/apps/larper/models.py
+++ b/apps/larper/models.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import ldap
+from ldap.filter import filter_format
 
 import logging
 
@@ -18,19 +19,19 @@ class Person(object):
         self.request = request
 
 
-    def search(self, query):        
+    def search(self, query):
+        people = []
         uid = self.request.user.username
         dn = larper.dn(self.request, uid)        
         password = larper.password(self.request)
 
         conn = ldap.initialize(settings.AUTH_LDAP_SERVER_URI, 2)
 
-        # TODO: cache dn in session too
         try:
             log.debug("Doing bind_s(%s, %s)" % (dn, password, ))
             try:
                 o = conn.bind_s(dn, password)
-                search_filter = "(cn=*%s*)" % query
+                search_filter = filter_format("(cn=*%s*)", (query, ))
                 attrs = None # All for now
                 # TODO - optimize ['cn', 'mail']
                 rs = conn.search_s("ou=people,dc=mozillians,dc=org", ldap.SCOPE_SUBTREE, search_filter, attrs)
@@ -38,11 +39,44 @@ class Person(object):
                     log.error("Search has results!")
                     for result in rs:
                         dn, person = result
-                        log.debug("Results for dn=%s" % dn)
-                        log.debug(person)
+                        people.append(person)
                 else:
                     log.debug('No one with cn=*david* was found')
             except ldap.INVALID_CREDENTIALS, ic:
                 log.error(ic)                
         finally:
             conn.unbind()
+        return people
+
+    def find_by_uniqueIdentifier(self, query):
+        """
+        Given a uniqueIdentifier, retrieve the one matching
+        person or None.
+
+        TODO DRY - extract function
+        """
+        person = {}
+        uid = self.request.user.username
+        dn = larper.dn(self.request, uid)        
+        password = larper.password(self.request)
+
+        conn = ldap.initialize(settings.AUTH_LDAP_SERVER_URI, 2)
+
+        try:
+            o = conn.bind_s(dn, password)
+            search_filter = filter_format("(uniqueIdentifier=%s)", (query, ))
+            attrs = None
+            rs = conn.search_s("ou=people,dc=mozillians,dc=org", ldap.SCOPE_SUBTREE, search_filter, attrs)
+            if len(rs) > 0:
+                if len(rs) > 1:
+                    log.warning("Searching for %s gave %d results... expected 0 or 1. Returning the first one.", (query, len(rs)))
+                log.error("Search has results!")
+                for result in rs:
+                    dn, person = result
+                    return person
+            else:
+                log.debug('No one with cn=*david* was found')
+        except ldap.INVALID_CREDENTIALS, ic:
+            log.error(ic)                
+        finally:
+            conn.unbind()