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Re: SASL bind - java-api-11 draft
Shouldn't the SASL bind mechanisms also support the ability
for the application to specify an LDAPConstraints
object so that call specific controls can be specified?
-Steve
Steve Sonntag wrote:
> 4.40.1 In the explaination of bind operations that use mechanisms
> should the firstParagraph be changed from Authenticates to the LDAP
> server (that the object is currently
> connected to) using the specified name and of a specified set of
> mechanisms. If none of the requested SASL mechanisms is available,
> an
> Authenticates to the LDAP server (that the object is currently
> connected to) using the specified name and ONE of a specified set
> of <----
> mechanisms. If none of the requested SASL mechanisms is available,
> anWhat does it mean - if the first version of the method (i.e. the
> one that specifies no mechanism)
> is called, the LDAP server will be interrogated for its
> supportedSaslMechanisms attribute of its root DSE. What does it do
> after the LDAP server is interrogated? Does it use oneof them, and if
> so how does the application know which one is usedand how does it know
> what kind of credentials to supply? -Steve