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SASL bind - java-api-11 draft



 
4.40.1
 
In the explaination of bind operations that use mechanisms should the first
Paragraph be changed from
 
   Authenticates to the LDAP server (that the object is currently
   connected to) using the specified name and of a specified set of
   mechanisms. If none of the requested SASL mechanisms is available, an

    Authenticates to the LDAP server (that the object is currently
   connected to) using the specified name and ONE of a specified set of  <----
   mechanisms. If none of the requested SASL mechanisms is available, an
 
What does it mean -
 
   if the first version of the method (i.e. the one that specifies no mechanism)
   is called, the LDAP server will be interrogated for its
   supportedSaslMechanisms attribute of its root DSE.
 
What does it do after the LDAP server is interrogated?  Does it use one
of them, and if so how does the application know which one is used
and how does it know what kind of credentials to supply?
 
-Steve