On Sat, Nov 26, 2005, Adam D. Morley wrote:

> [...]
> Could a similar thing be done with OpenLDAP to make it SASL+Kerberos aware?
> I notice it currently supports SASL, but not with a Kerberos backend.
> It's not really a "needed" feature, but it's a wishlist item for me.  I
> currently maintain a SASL/GSSAPI enabled OpenLDAP manually, and would
> *love* to be able to do it with OpenPKG instead.

Let's see what I can do...

> Also, I still have the question about static library security holes
> meaning the linked app has to be rebuilt:
>
> "Don't static library builds mean that all linked executables have to
> be rebuilt when a security flaw is found in a given library?"

Yes. That's the main drawback of static linking of libraries.

> I was always under the impression that the above statement was true, but
> would be perfectly happy to be corrected.

No, the above is true.
                                       Ralf S. Engelschall
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                                       www.engelschall.com

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