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Re: protocol: Simple Bind 'name' field
At 08:34 AM 9/27/2004, Hallvard B Furuseth wrote:
>[Protocol] 4.2 (Bind Operation) says:
>
> - name: The name of the Directory object that the client wishes to
> bind as.
>
>I don't think this is true for unauthenticated binds.
Likely should say:
If not empty, the name of a directory object (see below).
>(The paragraph
>proceeds to list exceptions to the statement, but misses that one:)
>
> This field may take on a null value (a zero length
> string) for the purposes of anonymous binds ([AuthMeth] Section
> 5.1) or when using Simple Authentication and Security Layer [SASL]
> authentication ([AuthMeth] Section 3.3.2).
>
>Sorry to be late; I only realized it while reviewing Authmeth.
>
>--
>Hallvard