Re: how to tell if an AD server supports LDAP over SSL?

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From: Simon Geary (simon_geary_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 06/15/04


Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 09:27:26 +0100

And when the certificate is set up the simplest way to test is to use ldp to
bind to port 636 on the DC. If you get the RootDSE then it is working.

"Hunter Coleman" <glacialtill@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:%23ZroQCmUEHA.2028@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> It does, but you'll need a certificate to enable it, which your DC(s)
> probably don't have yet.
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;247078
> and
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;321051
>
> --
> Hunter
>
> "bing" <bing@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E08D8B5C-E34E-414B-ACF4-C3457358926B@microsoft.com...
> > I'm just an end user and do authenticated bind (I use ldapsearch command
> on unix) to our AD server (say, ad.my.edu) using my own
username/password.
> How can I tell if the AD server supports LDAP over SSL? I tried 'telnet
> ad.my.edu 636' but did not get anything back. I also did 'ldapsearch -H
> ldaps://ad.my.edu' -s sub -b dc=my, dc=edu -D me@my.edu -W
> "samaccountname=foo", but got 'ldap_bind: Can't contact LDAP server' back.
> So can I make a conclusion that our AD server does not support SSL?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Bing
>
>



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