RE: custom LDAP client with kerberos

["Howard Chu" <hyc@highlandsun.com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-openldap-software@OpenLDAP.org
> [mailto:owner-openldap-software@OpenLDAP.org]On Behalf Of Jeff Greer

> Do both the client and the server have to support SASL with 
> GSSAPI ?

yes
> 
> Does the user's password ever get sent to the server?

no
> 
> Does a kinit have to proceed the authentication attempt by 
> the client ?

yes
> 
> And lastly, since my client has to be able to decide the bind 
> type at run time I am assuming that my code must take
> that into consideration and decide which bind to use; 
> Is my assumption correct?

yes

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