Protecting the bindpw in /etc/ldap.conf

[Marti, Robert]

Even if LDAP is the requirement - /etc/ldap.conf doesn't have to be world readable, does it?

Rob Marti

-----Original Message-----
From: redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Stainforth, Matthew (SD/DS)
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 7:58 AM
To: redhat-list at redhat.com
Subject: RE: Protecting the bindpw in /etc/ldap.conf

> We're about to set up our RHEL servers to authenticate againts Active
> Directory (AD) 2008. I'd like to protect the binding user password
> (i.e.
> bindpw) so that regulars users can't get hold of it. Are others doing
> this
> too, or does one not consider this as a security issue? If protecting
> it,
> how to you set up this?
	
Kerberos is what I use instead of LDAP and it doesn't require a password, at least in my environment.

Matt

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