Kenneth Holter wrote: > The DS supports both TLS and SASL. TLS can be used for both > authentication and encryption, and should therefore cover our security > needs. > > SASL is quite new to me, and as of now I don't see the benefit of > using it. Which security or functionality features does SASL provide > that TLS doesn't? I know that SASL enables integration with Kerberos, > but we're most likely not going for a Kerberos based solution. > SASL is primarily needed to support Kerberos clients. Use TLS unless you already know that you want SASL for some reason.