Re: [389-users] starttls does not work with chaining backend

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On Tuesday 07 September 2010 16:04:22 Rich Megginson wrote:
> Jacek Nykis wrote:
> > On Friday 03 September 2010 16:30:34 Rich Megginson wrote:
> >> Jacek Nykis wrote:
> >>> On Thursday 02 September 2010 18:45:44 Rich Megginson wrote:
> >>>> Jacek Nykis wrote:
> >>>>> Hi,
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> I am trying to setup chaining backend and I encountered some
> >>>>> problems.
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> I setup nsBackendInstance object with all attributes but it would
> >>>>> seem that "nsusestarttls" does not have any effect. Here is what
> >>>>> happens:
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> If I use ldaps over port 636 everything is fine:
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> nsusestarttls: off
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> nsfarmserverurl: ldaps://xxx:636
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> But when I change values to below it stops:
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> nsusestarttls: on
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> nsfarmserverurl: ldap://xxx:389
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> Logs on master server suggest that slave does not use startTLS when
> >>>>> connecting.
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> On slave server I can see this:
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> [02/Sep/2010:15:53:22 +0000] conn=1 fd=64 slot=64 connection from
> >>>>> <client IP> to <Slave IP>
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> [02/Sep/2010:15:53:22 +0000] conn=1 op=0 EXT
> >>>>> oid="1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.20037" name="startTLS"
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> [02/Sep/2010:15:53:22 +0000] conn=1 op=0 RESULT err=0 tag=120
> >>>>> nentries=0 etime=0
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> [02/Sep/2010:15:53:22 +0000] conn=1 SSL 256-bit AES
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> [02/Sep/2010:15:53:22 +0000] conn=1 op=1 BIND
> >>>>> dn="uid=xxx,ou=xxx,dc=xxx" method=128 version=3
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> [02/Sep/2010:15:53:22 +0000] conn=1 op=1 RESULT err=13 tag=97
> >>>>> nentries=0 etime=0
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> [02/Sep/2010:15:53:22 +0000] conn=1 op=-1 fd=64 closed - B1
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> On master:
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> [02/Sep/2010:15:53:22 +0000] conn=34 fd=64 slot=64 connection from
> >>>>> <Slave IP> to <Master IP>
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> [02/Sep/2010:15:53:22 +0000] conn=34 op=0 BIND
> >>>>> dn="uid=xxx,ou=xxx,dc=xxx" method=128 version=3
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> [02/Sep/2010:15:53:22 +0000] conn=34 op=0 RESULT err=13 tag=97
> >>>>> nentries=0 etime=0
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> We would prefer to use startTLS on port 389, does anybody know if
> >>>>> this is possible or if anything else is required to make it work?
> >>>> 
> >>>> What platform?  What version of 389-ds-base?
> >>> 
> >>> Hi,
> >>> 
> >>> I am using CentOS 5.5 x86_64 on all machines.
> >>> 389-ds-base v 1.2.6
> >> 
> >> which version of 1.2.6?  1.2.6-1, the official released version, or one
> >> of the .a or .rc releases?
> > 
> > Sorry I should have been more specific:
> > 1.2.6-0.11.rc7
> 
> Does it work if you turn off the Require Secure Bind option on the master?
> http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/dir-server/8.2/admin/html/configuring-sp
> ecial-binds.html#requiring-secure-binds

I have just tested and yes if I disable Require Secure Bind option on master 
everything works fine.

> >>> I also noticed something strange. I am trying to setup global password
> >>> lockout policy:
> >>> http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/dir-server/ag/8.0/Managing_Replicati
> >>> on - Replicating-Password-Attributes.html
> >>> 
> >>> When I set "passwordIsGlobalPolicy" to off problem disappears and I can
> >>> bind and change passwords fine with startTLS on port 389. When I set it
> >>> to on I cannot even bind.
> >> 
> >> err=13 is LDAP_CONFIDENTIALITY_REQUIRED - which means you attempted a
> >> SIMPLE BIND (i.e. DN and password) over a clear text connection.  The
> >> log from the master shows that the connection attempt was made without
> >> LDAPS or a startTLS operation.
> > 
> > Yes. To be precise it is Slave server trying to chain request to Master
> > with no startTLS. The problem is that this happens despite nsusestarttls
> > attribute set to "on".
> > 
> > It looks this way:
> > Client -----> Slave(read only) -----> Master
> > 
> > With "passwordisglobalpolicy: off" client binds to read only Slave using
> > startTLS fine and everything works fine including password change which
> > is chained to Master.
> > 
> > As soon as I set "passwordisglobalpolicy: on" on Slave it all brakes.
> > Client cannot bind against Slave and I can see err=13 on Master during
> > bind attempt.

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