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Re: Disallow ldap operations without start_tls



Joshua Schaeffer wrote:
> When I try to do any sort of ldap operation without the -ZZ option then slapd
> returns a "TLS confidentiality required" message as it should and as I expect.
> However, If I sniff the wire, I still see the attempted bind request with my DN
> and password in plaintext.
> 
> Is there any way to force clients to use start_tls without sending any
> credentials over the wire (a.k.a. return an error message before a bind request
> is actually submitted) or does this have to be controlled outside of OpenLDAP?

Simply use LDAPS (on separate port). It was never defined in a standard but most
LDAP-enabled software supports it.

Ciao, Michael.

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