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RE: Multiple ldap servers, ssl, and dns round robin?



Yes, assuming you have at least version 2.0.15. of OpenLDAP. 
See this thread:
http://www.openldap.org/lists/openldap-software/200110/msg00240.html

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-openldap-software@OpenLDAP.org
> [mailto:owner-openldap-software@OpenLDAP.org]On Behalf Of Michael
> Cunningham
> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 11:03 PM
> To: openldap-software@OpenLDAP.org
> Cc: m.cunningham@xpedite.com
> Subject: Multiple ldap servers, ssl, and dns round robin?
> 
> 
> Hiya,
> 
> I have 4 ldap servers that I would like to put in a 
> dns round robin for performance reasons. 
> 
> ldap1.xpedite.com
> ldap2.xpedite.com
> ldap3.xpedite.com
> ldap4.xpedite.com
> 
> I would like to use the name "ldap.xpedite.com"
> as the dns round robin name. 
> 
> ldap1 is the master ldap server and the rest are replicates. 
> They currently replicate using ssl which I need to keep. 
> 
> The ssl certificates where generated using a FQDN. 
> Example: ldaptest1.xpedite.com
> 
> Replication via ssl works great and ssl transactions to each 
> server individually using their real FQDN work well. When I 
> attempt to access the round robin as ldap.xpedite.com, ssl
> transactions refuse to work. I realize that it is failing 
> because the cert is generated for the FQDN of the individual
> server.. not the round robin name (ldap.xpedite.com). 
> Is there a way I can give a server multiple names in a cert
> such as ldap1, ldap1.xpedite.com, ldap.xpedite.com, ldap, IP Addr, etc..
> so the client will accept the cert if it is called by
> ldap1.xpedite.com or ldap.xpedite.com, or etc.. ? 
> Some sort of aliasing in ssl certs perhaps? 
> I am using openssl to generate and self sign the ssl certificates.
> 
> Thanks for any assistance you can offer.. 
> 
> Mike
>