Neil Wilson - 2011-12-02

DIGEST-MD5 can be used to perform authentication in a way that doesn't require a secure connection and will not expose the password in the clear to anyone who can observe the network communication. There is a description, including an example that demonstrates its use, in the Javadoc at http://www.unboundid.com/products/ldap-sdk/docs/javadoc/com/unboundid/ldap/sdk/DIGESTMD5BindRequest.html.