Password is visible as a plain text in LDAP request
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Sivakumar Perumal
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Issue
- When intercepting the LDAP request using any third party tool(ex. Wireshark) password is visible as a plain text
Environment
Resolution
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Enabling LDAP over SSL will transmit the credentials with encryption format in LDAP request
i.e. ldaps://ipaddress:port
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