The HTTP gateway would be ok if it:
1) Used the user's certificate to bind to the directory (for access
control)
2) Would allow viewing of objects and attributes without having to program
them into the interface.
The HTTP gateways that I am familiar with fail in both cases. Either the
gateway binds to the directory or the user has to provide a password to bind.
The gateway has to be preprogrammed to understand and display directory
objects and attributes. (I understand that any client would have to do this to
some extent.)
There are some disadvantages to using a browser as the interface also.
Thanks for the suggestion but I'd still like to find an SSL-enabled,
(dedicated) LDAP client..
Bill
Ronald van Kuijk wrote:
> Have you tried the Directory server gateway that is part of the Directory
> server. This runs as part of an HTTP server which can be SSL enabled and
> allows you to change all attributes present in an LDAP entry.
>
> Bill Price wrote:
>
> > I would like to find an SSL enabled LDAP client. The client should be
> > user friendly and be able to read all attributes in entries and support
> > entering, modifying and deleting entries. (I am aware that Netscape
> > Communicator's address book has SSL enabled directory access, but, as
> > far as I know, it cannot read attibutes that it hasn't been told to look
> > for and does not support entering, modifying and deleting entries. The
> > Netscape directory server command line tools fail the user friendly
> > test.) Does anyone know of any SSL enabled LDAP clients? Thanks.
> >
> > Bill Price
>
> --
> The sticker on the side of the box said "Supported Platforms: Windows 95,
> Windows NT 4.0, or better", so clearly Linux was a supported platform.
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