Re: Blank Password for a ldap user

["Rocky S" <rak6970@gmail.com>]

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On 3/28/08, Rocky S <rak6970@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am very new ldap programming, so bear with me if my query is naive.
>
> I am trying to write a program using the OpenLDAP SDK.
> The program should take an LDAP servername/port, a CN & a password.
> The program should then report if the CN/password combination is correct
> or incorrect.
>
> This is how I am trying to do this.
> [ error checks removed for making it simple]
>
> LDAP *pldap;
> ldap_initialize(&pldap, "ldap://myhost:389) ;
>
> int desired_version = LDAP_VERSION3;
> ldap_set_option(pldap, LDAP_OPT_PROTOCOL_VERSION, &desired_version);
>
> int ret = ldap_bind_s(pldap,
> "uid=Jack,ou=People,dc=vss,dc=veritas,dc=com", "jack123",
> LDAP_AUTH_SIMPLE);
>
> if(ret == LDAP_SUCCESS)
>  puts("VERIFIED");
> else
>  puts("FAILURE");
>
> This works fine for for Jack/jack123.
>
> I have another user in the directory - John who has a null/empty password
>
> I tried both
> ldap_bind_s(pldap, "uid=John,ou=People,dc=vss,dc=veritas,dc=com",
> NULL, LDAP_AUTH_SIMPLE);
>
> ldap_bind_s(pldap, "uid=John,ou=People,dc=vss,dc=veritas,dc=com", "",
> LDAP_AUTH_SIMPLE);
>
> Both cases ldap_bind_s returns 53 - which I think means LDAP UNWILLING
> TO PERFORM
>
>
> I know the server allows null passwords.
>