[Fwd] Question on LDAP for passwords.

[Graham B. <gb...@po...>]

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Date: Sun, 02 Dec 2001 09:58:15 -0600
To: gb...@po...
From: Steven Lembark <sle...@kn...>
Subject: Question on LDAP for passwords.
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Aside from ssl/ssh, is there any cute trick built into
LDAP for checking passwords without sending them in the
clear? Playing with it, I seem to end up either sending
in the password with the user query or getting it back
as clear text in the LDAP reply.

thanx.

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