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djz_104054
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Feb 13, 2014

Client SSL converion to TLS for the server for LDAP

My use case is to translate a SSL connection coming from the client into a TLS connection directed to the server for the LDAP protocol. The client cannot use STARTTLS via port 389, as this is just no...
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David_Holmes_12
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Feb 14, 2014
Are you asking for STARTTLS / LDAP support on the BIG-IP? Current versions do not support it, but I have heard it might be on the roadmap in the future. Let me back up for a second. The client speaks SSL. The server speaks LDAP. Correct? Have you tried setting up a virtual to include clientssl profile WITHOUT an associated HTTP profile? That would cause the bigip to strip off the SSL and just send through whatever the client was sending underneath.