Re: LDAP via SSL

[Yury Mikhienko <Yu...@mobicomk.ru>]

On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 21:10:04 +0000
Upayavira <uv...@upaya.co.uk> wrote:

> DAYD3@Nationwide.com wrote:
> 
> >Hi all,
> >
> >I need to use LDAP via SSL, and I'm trying to accomplish this using the 
> >LDAPTransformer.  Environment:
> >
> >OS:             Windows 2003 Advanced Server
> >Cocoon: 2.1.3
> >JDK:            1.4.1_01
> >
> >I don't have the option of upgrading any of this right now.  In JDK prior 
> >to 1.4.2, you can't use the protocol ldaps in the url.  So, if I were 
> >doing this manually (java), I'd have to do something to the effect of:
> >
> >env.put(Context.SECURITY_PROTOCOL, "ssl");
> >
> >I don't see an attribute for the LDAPTransformer that would accomplish 
> >this?  Am I simply overlooking something?  Again, I can't use the ldaps 
> >protocol in the URL b/c it's not recognized prior to jdk 1.4.2.
> >  
> >
> Have you looked at the code for the LDAPTransformer? If you're happy 
> working in Java, look at the code for the transformer and see if it 
> implements what you need. If not, see how easy it would be to extend it. 
> Maybe just a new parameter would do it?
> 

It's good idea.
May be make sense to implement the <ldap:use-ssl> parameter?

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Best regards,
Yury Mikhienko.
IT ERP group head, ZAO "Mobikom-Kavkaz"
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