Mastering OpenLDAP: Configuring, Securing and Integrating Directory Services

Chapter 4. Securing OpenLDAP

In Chapter 2 we installed OpenLDAP and created a basic configuration file for the SLAPD server. Then, in the last chapter, we turned our attention to LDAP operations and LDAP clients. Now we will return to the SLAPD server, but with a specific focus: security. We will take a look at three major security considerations with OpenLDAP: securing connections between the server and client connections, authenticating users of the directory, and specifying what data particular users can access (and in what capacity they can access it). We will look at these security considerations on a practical level and, in doing so, we will cover the following:

• Configuring SSL and TLS to protect network data
• Using simple binding to authenticate ...