Rich Megginson wrote: > That should be fine. Fedora DS can do the same thing e.g. with > server-to-server chaining and replication, using the server cert for > client cert auth. It just depends on the type of cert issued and/or > the trust flags on the cert. If I understand correctly you're implying that server2server ssl connections are handled with the same logic that client2server ssl? Then it's strange, since I'm using multi-master replication with all s2s connections using SSL (port 636). I've generated all the certificates (for FDS servers and for OpenLDAP servers) using the same OpenSSL CA openssl.cnf config file (but a slightly different configuration section WRT subjectAltName field - see below). The relevant fields of the OpenLDAP server's certificate are: X509v3 extensions: X509v3 Basic Constraints: CA:FALSE Netscape Cert Type: SSL Server ... X509v3 Subject Alternative Name: email:postmaster at MY_DOMAIN_NAME While the same fields of the FDS certificate are: X509v3 extensions: X509v3 Basic Constraints: CA:FALSE Netscape Cert Type: SSL Server ... X509v3 Subject Alternative Name: DNS:servername2.MY_DOMAIN_NAME, DNS:servername3.MY_DOMAIN_NAME Other differences are only in key length, crypto algorithms and values of serial numbers, fingerprint etc. So the only one possibly relevant difference is that in OpenLDAP's cert the subjectAltName field contains an e-mail address and in Fedora Directory Server's it contains alternative DNS host names of the FDS server. Might it be the cause? > >> >> I thought that there might be a similar method to tweak behaviour of >> dirsrv (although not through nss.conf since dirsrv doesn't use >> mod_nss and doesn't contain a http server in any part ), like some >> undocumented setting in dse.ldif. However, more correct fix turned >> out to be disallow certificate-based client authentication. > See the RHDS 8.0 Admin Guide, Chapter 12 - > http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/dir-server/ag/8.0/ and > http://tinyurl.com/688w9y > > See also the detailed information for all of the security/encryption > configuration entries and attributes - http://tinyurl.com/35qddb - > there is also an apparently undocumented entry cn=RSA, cn=encryption, > cn=config. Yup, I've read that but there isn't anything conclusive over there. I was counting on some undocumented configuration attribute that would control which usages are allowed in client x.509 certs. -- Best Regards, Aleksander Adamowski GG#: 274614 ICQ UIN: 19780575 http://olo.org.pl -- Aleksander Adamowski Administrator system?w korporacyjnych; Instruktor Altkom Akademia S.A. http://www.altkom.pl Warszawa, ul. Ch?odna 51 tel. brak kom. +48 601-318-080 S?d Rejonowy dla m.st. Warszawy w Warszawie, XII Wydzia? Gospodarczy Krajowego Rejestru S?dowego, KRS: 0000120139, NIP 118-00-08-391, Kapita? zak?adowy: 1000 000 PLN. Adres rejestrowy Firmy - ul. Stawki 2, 00-193 Warszawa. Niniejsza wiadomo?? zawiera informacje zastrze?one i stanowi?ce tajemnic? przedsi?biorstwa firmy Altkom Akademia S.A. Ujawnianie tych informacji osobom trzecim lub nieuprawnione wykorzystanie ich do w?asnych cel?w jest zabronione. Je?eli otrzymali?cie Pa?stwo niniejsz? wiadomo?? omy?kowo, prosimy o niezw?oczne skontaktowanie si? z nadawc? oraz usuni?cie wszelkich kopii niniejszej wiadomo?ci. This message contains proprietary information and trade secrets of Altkom Akademia S.A. company. Unauthorized use or disclosure of this information to any third party is prohibited. If you received this message by mistake, please contact the sender immediately and delete all copies of this message.