docs-xml/smbdotconf/ldap/ldapssl.xml

   1 <samba:parameter name="ldap ssl"
   2                  context="G"
   3                  type="enum"
   4                  enumlist="enum_ldap_ssl"
   5                  xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc">
   6 <description>
   7         <para>This option is used to define whether or not Samba should
   8         use SSL when connecting to the ldap server
   9         This is <emphasis>NOT</emphasis> related to
  10         Samba's previous SSL support which was enabled by specifying the
  11         <command moreinfo="none">--with-ssl</command> option to the
  12         <filename moreinfo="none">configure</filename>
  13         script.</para>
  14
  15         <para>LDAP connections should be secured where possible. This may be
  16         done setting <emphasis>either</emphasis> this parameter to
  17         <parameter moreinfo="none">start tls</parameter>
  18         <emphasis>or</emphasis> by specifying <parameter moreinfo="none">ldaps://</parameter> in
  19         the URL argument of <smbconfoption name="passdb backend"/>.</para>
  20
  21         <para>The <smbconfoption name="ldap ssl"/> can be set to one of
  22         two values:</para>
  23         <itemizedlist>
  24                 <listitem>
  25                         <para><parameter moreinfo="none">Off</parameter> = Never
  26                         use SSL when querying the directory.</para>
  27                 </listitem>
  28
  29                 <listitem>
  30                         <para><parameter moreinfo="none">start tls</parameter> = Use
  31                         the LDAPv3 StartTLS extended operation (RFC2830) for
  32                         communicating with the directory server.</para>
  33                 </listitem>
  34         </itemizedlist>
  35         <para>
  36         Please note that this parameter does only affect <emphasis>rpc</emphasis>
  37         methods.
  38         </para>
  39
  40 </description>
  41 <value type="default">start tls</value>
  42 </samba:parameter>