LDAP Referrals Returned To WebSphere Do Not Work With SSL
 Technote (troubleshooting)
 
Problem(Abstract)
When an LDAP server returns a referral back to an application over a port other than 389 (The default LDAP port), such as 636 (The default SSL LDAP port), WebSphere always changes the port to 389.

WebSphere Security does not currently support LDAP referrals. They could be used by an application, but that application would need to be written to handle them.

An LDAP referral is basically the location of a remote LDAP server where the user we queried for is located (hostname.domain.com:port)
 
Cause
Defect in the SUN JDK 1.3.1 and 1.4.1. This is fixed by SUN BUG id 4639896 in the 1.4.2 JDK.
 
Resolving the problem
Fix cannot be backported to 1.3.1 or 1.4.1 JDK. Customer would have to use 1.4.2 JDK in order to use LDAP referrals with WebSphere.
 
Related information
SUN bug ID 4639896 fixed at 1.4.2 JDK
Technote on LDAP referrals.
 
 
Cross Reference information
Segment Product Component Platform Version Edition
Application Servers Runtimes for Java Technology Java SDK
 
 


Document Information


Product categories: Software > Application Servers > Distributed Application & Web Servers > WebSphere Application Server > Security
Operating system(s): Windows
Software version: 6.0
Software edition:
Reference #: 1175734
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: Jul 31, 2004