Re: newbie openldap/sasl question ...

[David Young <dyoung@NetToNetTech.com>]

Kurt D. Zeilenga wrote:
>> , however so long as it's using openssl for
>> tls shouldn't simple authentications be secure?
> 
> TLS may be used in a manner which provides enough protection
> to secure simple authentication.

Kurt, or anyone, could you expand a little on that statement?

I've been reading up on SSL/TLS, Kerberos, SASL, GSSAPI, NIS, NSS and PAM.
It is not entirely clear to me which of these are alternatives, complements,
or replacements for each other. Can anyone point me to a good web page or
book?

--David