Re: [CentOS] LDAP authentication on a remote server (via ldaps://) [SOLVED]

2010-10-07 Thread Drew
> Well, that's simply *not* true... says the guy who, 20-30 years ago, had > to read IBM mainframe manuals I can attest to IBM manuals of that era. :-) Few years back while working for a bank I came across one of the original manuals for the IBM 4702 Branch Controller. And I thought early eSe

Re: [CentOS] LDAP authentication on a remote server (via ldaps://) [SOLVED]

2010-10-07 Thread Mathieu Baudier
> One possible solution is to have the main LDAP server addressable only > via STARTTLS and a non-SSL, read-only slave on a different host that's > visible only to your LAN. Very interesting. It would also address some concerns I had with all these third-party LDAP plugins having (potential) write

Re: [CentOS] LDAP authentication on a remote server (via ldaps://) [SOLVED]

2010-10-07 Thread Paul Heinlein
On Thu, 7 Oct 2010, Mathieu Baudier wrote: >> You can also use StartTLS over the network and LDAPI (connection >> over Unix sockets, which are inherently secure) for apps running on >> the server. I use it, both with OpenLDAP and 389 Directory Server >> (a.k.a. Fedora DS, Red Hat DS). > > Unfor

Re: [CentOS] LDAP authentication on a remote server (via ldaps://) [SOLVED]

2010-10-07 Thread Mathieu Baudier
> You can also use StartTLS over the network and LDAPI (connection over Unix > sockets, which are inherently secure) for apps running on the server. I use > it, both with OpenLDAP and 389 Directory Server (a.k.a. Fedora DS, Red Hat > DS). Unfortunately, I have a whole LAN whose user/group/auth man

Re: [CentOS] LDAP authentication on a remote server (via ldaps://) [SOLVED]

2010-10-07 Thread Miguel Medalha
> The reason why I (think I) need both is that many third party apps on > the server (PHP applications typically) do not easily manage StartTLS. > Meanwhile, having two different ports make it easier to manage via iptables. > You can also use StartTLS over the network and LDAPI (connection over

Re: [CentOS] LDAP authentication on a remote server (via ldaps://) [SOLVED]

2010-10-07 Thread Smith Erick Marume-Bahizire
lease help Thank you. > Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2010 22:27:08 +0100 > From: miguelmeda...@sapo.pt > To: mbaud...@argeo.org > CC: centos@centos.org > Subject: Re: [CentOS] LDAP authentication on a remote server (via ldaps://) > [SOLVED] > > > >> Are you aware that SSL

Re: [CentOS] LDAP authentication on a remote server (via ldaps://) [SOLVED]

2010-10-07 Thread Mathieu Baudier
> A quick search will provide plenty of articles about the subject. Thanks, I had actually thought of using a search engine (as somebody put it, part of the fun with configuring OpenLDAP is that you definitely have to). What I cannot find (yet) is whether there is a way to require StartTLS only f

Re: [CentOS] LDAP authentication on a remote server (via ldaps://) [SOLVED]

2010-10-06 Thread Miguel Medalha
>> Are you aware that SSL on port 636 is now considered deprecated in favor of >> START_TLS on port 389? > No, I'm not (I actually thought that it was the other way round) > > (...) > > What are the pro and cons of both approaches? > > Comments more than welcome You can, as an example, consult th

Re: [CentOS] LDAP authentication on a remote server (via ldaps://) [SOLVED]

2010-10-06 Thread Mathieu Baudier
> Are you aware that SSL on port 636 is now considered deprecated in favor of > START_TLS on port 389? No, I'm not (I actually thought that it was the other way round) I found it practical to have a port (389 or equivalent) that I could authorize via iptables only on the local network., and anoth

Re: [CentOS] LDAP authentication on a remote server (via ldaps://) [SOLVED]

2010-10-06 Thread m . roth
Scott Robbins wrote: > On Wed, Oct 06, 2010 at 06:35:14PM +0200, Mathieu Baudier wrote: >> >> IMHO, the comments in /etc/ldap.conf could be a bit more explicit on >> the 'on' value: > > IMNSHO most docmentation on LDAP is laughable, and perhaps one of the > main reasons Active Directory has become

Re: [CentOS] LDAP authentication on a remote server (via ldaps://) [SOLVED]

2010-10-06 Thread Scott Robbins
On Wed, Oct 06, 2010 at 06:35:14PM +0200, Mathieu Baudier wrote: > > IMHO, the comments in /etc/ldap.conf could be a bit more explicit on > the 'on' value: IMNSHO most docmentation on LDAP is laughable, and perhaps one of the main reasons Active Directory has become so much more popular. Say w

Re: [CentOS] LDAP authentication on a remote server (via ldaps://) [SOLVED]

2010-10-06 Thread Miguel Medalha
Are you aware that SSL on port 636 is now considered deprecated in favor of START_TLS on port 389? ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] LDAP authentication on a remote server (via ldaps://) [SOLVED]

2010-10-06 Thread Mathieu Baudier
> Here are the changes I'd review: > >  1. After installing the CA cert, did you create a hash link? E.g., > >     /usr/sbin/cacertdir_rehash /etc/openldap/cacerts > >  2. Make sure you know the difference between /etc/ldap.conf and >     /etc/openldap/ldap.conf. The former is used by nss_ldap, the