Connect to open LDAP over ssl

mayank.karki picture mayank.karki · Sep 27, 2012 · Viewed 10.9k times · Source

I am working on a website which is used to reset password of LDAP users. I am not able to make connection with server over ssl. I tried various code and authentication types.

This is what used on server for connectivity with LDAP on which website is hosted. I also tested it with both ssl ports. 636 and 3269.

0 = ldap_set_option(ld, LDAP_OPT_ENCRYPT, 1)
res = ldap_bind_s(ld, NULL, &NtAuthIdentity?, NEGOTIATE (1158)); v.3

{NtAuthIdentity?: User='_ldapuser'; Pwd='unavailable';; domain = 'SJTPNOC.DOMAIN'}

I am using following code in website

LdapConnection connection = new LdapConnection(new LdapDirectoryIdentifier("SJTP.DOMAIN",636));

connection.SessionOptions.ProtocolVersion = 3;

connection.AuthType = AuthType.Basic;

connection.Credential = new NetworkCredential("CN=user,CN=Users,DC=SJTPNOC,DC=DOMAIN", "password","CN=Users,DC=SJTPNOC,DC=DOMAIN");

connection.SessionOptions.SecureSocketLayer=true;

connection.Bind();

Getting exception "LDAP server is unavailable". I tried that code with 389 port and without ssl and it's working fine.

Please let me know what is wrong.

Answer

jbl picture jbl · Sep 27, 2012

If you only want encryption and do not need strong authentication of the ldap server, maybe you should add :

connection.SessionOptions.VerifyServerCertificate =
                new VerifyServerCertificateCallback((con, cer) => true);