debconf configuration for SSL/TLS is missing in ldap-auth-config
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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ldap-auth-client (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
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Wishlist
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
The file /etc/ldap.conf contains the settings for LDAP authentication. The recommended way of configuring this file and LDAP authentication, is through debconf. However, there is no way to specify whether TLS or SSL must be used for LDAP authentication, and without this setting, the user passwords will be sent in cleartext over the network.
Release: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS
Version: ldap-auth-config: Installed: 0.5.3
Expected: To be able to set up secure LDAP authentication through debconf
Instead: Configuring that TLS or SSL is required, is not possible. This also means that it cannot be preseeded during automated installs.
To enable TLS or SSL, the /etc/ldap.conf must contain "ssl start_tls' or 'ssl on' as appropriate. These are available already in the file, but currently commented out. These can be failry easily brought under debconf control, would only require a new question in control/Templates, and code in control/postinst.
description: | updated |
Changed in ldap-auth-client (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
status: | New → Triaged |
Corrected name of package: the actual configuration is done in ldap-auth-config.