Re: protocol: Simple Bind 'name' field

["Kurt D. Zeilenga" <Kurt@OpenLDAP.org>]

At 08:34 AM 9/27/2004, Hallvard B Furuseth wrote:
>[Protocol] 4.2 (Bind Operation) says:
>
>   - name: The name of the Directory object that the client wishes to 
>     bind as.
>
>I don't think this is true for unauthenticated binds.

Likely should say:
        If not empty, the name of a directory object (see below).

>(The paragraph
>proceeds to list exceptions to the statement, but misses that one:)
>
>     This field may take on a null value (a zero length 
>     string) for the purposes of anonymous binds ([AuthMeth] Section 
>     5.1) or when using Simple Authentication and Security Layer [SASL] 
>     authentication ([AuthMeth] Section 3.3.2).
>
>Sorry to be late; I only realized it while reviewing Authmeth.
>
>-- 
>Hallvard