Hi Bob, > > How can tell if a slapd is TLS and/or SASL aware? to check for TLS (START_TLS) support check the rootDSE for supportedExtension=1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.20037 -- Norbert Klasen DFN Directory Services tel: +49 7071 29 70335 ZDV, Universität Tübingen fax: +49 7071 29 5912 Wächterstr. 76, 72074 Tübingen http://www.directory.dfn.de Germany norbert.klasen@zdv.uni-tuebingen.de