diff --git a/certipy/commands/parsers/target.py b/certipy/commands/parsers/target.py
index 55e662e..a5b5e44 100755
--- a/certipy/commands/parsers/target.py
+++ b/certipy/commands/parsers/target.py
@@ -97,3 +97,10 @@ def add_argument_group(
         action="store_true",
         help="Don't ask for password (useful for -k and -sspi)",
     )
+
+    group = parser.add_argument_group("ldap options")
+    group.add_argument(
+        "-ldap-channel-binding",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="Use LDAP channel binding for LDAP communication (LDAPS only)",
+    )
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/certipy/lib/ldap.py b/certipy/lib/ldap.py
index 7ec5020..b6c9762 100755
--- a/certipy/lib/ldap.py
+++ b/certipy/lib/ldap.py
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ def connect(self, version: ssl._SSLMethod = None) -> None:
                     connect_timeout=self.target.timeout,
                 )
             else:
+                if self.target.ldap_channel_binding:
+                    raise Exception("LDAP channel binding is only available with LDAPS")
                 ldap_server = ldap3.Server(
                     self.target.target_ip,
                     use_ssl=False,
@@ -107,7 +109,7 @@ def connect(self, version: ssl._SSLMethod = None) -> None:
 
             if self.target.do_kerberos or self.target.use_sspi:
                 ldap_conn = ldap3.Connection(
-                    ldap_server, receive_timeout=self.target.timeout * 10
+                    ldap_server, receive_timeout=self.target.timeout * 10,
                 )
                 self.LDAP3KerberosLogin(ldap_conn)
             else:
@@ -115,6 +117,11 @@ def connect(self, version: ssl._SSLMethod = None) -> None:
                     ldap_pass = "%s:%s" % (self.target.lmhash, self.target.nthash)
                 else:
                     ldap_pass = self.target.password
+                channel_binding = None
+                if self.target.ldap_channel_binding:
+                    if not hasattr(ldap3, 'TLS_CHANNEL_BINDING'):
+                        raise Exception("To use LDAP channel binding, install the patched ldap3 module: pip3 install git+https://github.com/ly4k/ldap3")
+                    channel_binding = ldap3.TLS_CHANNEL_BINDING if self.target.ldap_channel_binding else None
                 ldap_conn = ldap3.Connection(
                     ldap_server,
                     user=user,
@@ -122,6 +129,7 @@ def connect(self, version: ssl._SSLMethod = None) -> None:
                     authentication=ldap3.NTLM,
                     auto_referrals=False,
                     receive_timeout=self.target.timeout * 10,
+                    channel_binding=channel_binding,
                 )
 
         if not ldap_conn.bound:
@@ -140,9 +148,9 @@ def connect(self, version: ssl._SSLMethod = None) -> None:
                     self.port = 636
                     return self.connect()
                 else:
-                    if result["description"] == "invalidCredentials":
+                    if result["description"] == "invalidCredentials" and result["message"].split(":")[0] == "80090346":
                         raise Exception(
-                            "Failed to authenticate to LDAP. Invalid credentials"
+                            "Failed to bind to LDAP. LDAP channel binding or signing is required. Use -scheme ldaps -ldap-channel-binding"
                         )
                     raise Exception(
                         "Failed to authenticate to LDAP: (%s) %s"
@@ -199,6 +207,14 @@ def LDAP3KerberosLogin(self, connection: ldap3.Connection) -> bool:
         )
         connection.sasl_in_progress = False
         if response[0]["result"] != 0:
+            if response[0]["description"] == "invalidCredentials" and response[0]["message"].split(":")[0] == "80090346":
+                raise Exception(
+                    "Failed to bind to LDAP. LDAP channel binding or signing is required. Certipy only supports channel binding via NTLM authentication. Use -scheme ldaps -ldap-channel-binding and use a password or NTLM hash for authentication instead of Kerberos, if possible"
+                )
+            if response[0]["description"] == "strongerAuthRequired" and response[0]["message"].split(":")[0] == "00002028":
+                raise Exception(
+                    "Failed to bind to LDAP. LDAP signing is required but not supported by Certipy. Use -scheme ldaps -ldap-channel-binding and use a password or NTLM hash for authentication instead of Kerberos, if possible"
+                )
             raise Exception(response)
 
         connection.bound = True
diff --git a/certipy/lib/target.py b/certipy/lib/target.py
index ee6ea3a..6a92068 100755
--- a/certipy/lib/target.py
+++ b/certipy/lib/target.py
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ def __init__(self):
         self.target_ip: str = None
         self.timeout: int = 5
         self.resolver: Resolver = None
+        self.ldap_channel_binding = None
 
     @staticmethod
     def from_options(
@@ -267,6 +268,7 @@ def from_options(
         self.dc_ip = dc_ip
         self.dc_host = dc_host
         self.timeout = options.timeout
+        self.ldap_channel_binding = options.ldap_channel_binding
 
         if dc_as_target and options.dc_ip is None and is_ip(remote_name):
             self.dc_ip = remote_name
@@ -304,6 +306,7 @@ def create(
         ns: str = None,
         dns_tcp: bool = False,
         timeout: int = 5,
+        ldap_channel_binding: bool = False,
     ) -> "Target":
 
         self = Target()
@@ -362,6 +365,7 @@ def create(
         self.use_sspi = use_sspi
         self.dc_ip = dc_ip
         self.timeout = timeout
+        self.ldap_channel_binding = ldap_channel_binding
 
         if ns is None:
             ns = dc_ip
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 418422c..00285ae 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name="certipy-ad",
-    version="4.8.0",
+    version="4.8.1",
     license="MIT",
     author="ly4k",
     url="https://github.com/ly4k/Certipy",