Re: Hashed Entries

[Dieter KlÃnter <dieter@dkluenter.de>]

Am Wed, 02 Apr 2014 11:57:26 +0100
schrieb Monica Warnock <monica.warnock@ed.ac.uk>:

> Hi
> 
> Can I please ask the relevance of the results of my ldapsearch
> command:
> 
> ldapsearch -x -LLL -b dc=/name///=/name
> /
> 
> dn: dc=/name/__,dc=/name///
> objectClass: dcObject
> objectClass: organization
> dc:: ZGxpYi1tb25pZHAg
> o:: ZGxpYi1tb25pZHAg
> 
> dn: ou=Users,dc=/name///,dc=/name/
> objectClass: organizationalUnit
> ou: Users
> 
> dn: cn=Bob Jones,ou=Users,dc=/name///,dc=/name/
> cn: Bob Jones
> sn: Jones
> objectClass: inetOrgPerson
> objectClass: eduPerson
> eduPersonAffiliation: staff
> userPassword:: cGFzc3dvcmQg
> uid: bjones
> 
> When I log in as bjones using the correct password the 'username or 
> password is not valid'.
> 
> What is the relevance of the entries such as the userPassword:: which 
> now appear with two colons?
> 
> I have added more test users and on their entry the uid entry also
> has the double colons with a hashed entry following.

this is the base64 encoded attribute value. The manual page ldif(5)
provides more information.

-Dieter

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