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Gan_Seng_Kwang
Mar 22, 2023Copper Contributor
LDAP 389 - Can we disable it
Hi, I will like to find out more about LDAP. 1. Can we disable LDAP 389 and replace by LDAPS 636 fully? 2. I know that LDAP is sending out data in clear text, does this include password or will...
thalpius
Mar 22, 2023Brass Contributor
I don't think you can disable LDAP, but what you can do is forcing your application to use LDAPS.
Yes, LDAP is a plaintext protocol and hexadecimal is just a representation of bits. It has nothing to do with "encryption, obfuscation" etc. so it's still "plaintext". You can take a look at LDAP over TLS though.