Public bug reported: out of the box, the strongest password encryption supported is SSHA (seeded SHA-1) which isn't really very good these days.
The best answer appears to be to compile up the contrib/slapd-sha2 module. https://github.com/gcp/openldap/tree/master/contrib/slapd- modules/passwd/sha2 ** Affects: openldap (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1347954 Title: build slapd-sha2 module for strong passwords To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openldap/+bug/1347954/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs