On Dec 1, 10:03am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Subject: Comment: (RADIATOR) LDAP compare instead of LDAP search?
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> Karel van der Velden wrote:
> >What is the reason Radiator uses LDAP search instead of LDAP compare to
> >check whether an entry fullfills the requirements? I would prefer to use
> >LDAP compare.
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> I'd like to see this taken one step farther: it would be nice if it was
possible
> to configure the AuthbyLDAP clause so that authentication is accomplised
using
> a "bind" operation rather than a "read" or "search".
Yes, we agree. Look for this some time soon.
Karel also asked:
> LDAP compare. Secondly what is the status regarding connecting to an LDAP
> server at present? According to me (using Netscape LDAP SDK) it connects
> once and reuses this connection, is this correct?
The current release sets up a connection for each authentication (basically
because some LDAP servers misbehave if you make multiple requests on one
connection :-(), but the next release implements a new parameter that tells it
to reuse the same connection as long as possible, and is suitable for Netscape
an UMich at least.
Hope that helps.
Cheers.
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