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Re: viewing entries using slapcat
Neo - wrote:
> Hi all, I use a ldapbrowser (its open source java ldapbrowser) to view all my openldap entries.
> Im able to read all the attribute values when i view through the ldapbrowser.
>
> But when i do slapcat and generate a ldif file i see some attribute like this
>
> mail:: IGF2ZXJ5cG9obG1hbjM3QHdlYnN0ZXIuZWR1
>
>
> but when i view the same entry in ldapbrowser its fine.
> Any one know why entry looks encrypted using slapcat.
For security reasons, I guess. But I think we need to move to a
stronger algorithm, this is quite easy to crack:
echo -n "IGF2ZXJ5cG9obG1hbjM3QHdlYnN0ZXIuZWR1" | base64 -d
averypohlman37@webster.edu
Remember: garbage in, garbage out.
p.
Ing. Pierangelo Masarati
OpenLDAP Core Team
SysNet s.r.l.
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