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Digest MD5 SASL Mechanism Handler

Note: this component is designated "advanced", which means that objects of this type are not expected to be created or altered in most environments. If you believe that such a change is necessary, you may want to contact support in order to understand the potential impact of that change.

The DIGEST-MD5 SASL mechanism is used to perform all processing related to SASL DIGEST-MD5 authentication.

The DIGEST-MD5 SASL mechanism is very similar to the CRAM-MD5 mechanism in that it allows for password-based authentication without exposing the password in the clear (although it does require that both the client and the server have access to the clear-text password). Like the CRAM-MD5 mechanism, it uses data that is randomly generated by the server to make it resistant to replay attacks, but it also includes randomly-generated data from the client, which makes it also resistant to problems resulting from weak server-side random number generation.

Parent Component
Relations from This Component
Properties
dsconfig Usage

Parent Component

The Digest MD5 SASL Mechanism Handler component inherits from the SASL Mechanism Handler

Relations from This Component

The following components have a direct aggregation relation from Digest MD5 SASL Mechanism Handlers:

Properties

The properties supported by this managed object are as follows:


Basic Properties: Advanced Properties:
↓ description  None
↓ enabled
↓ realm
↓ identity-mapper
↓ server-fqdn

Basic Properties

description

Description
A description for this SASL Mechanism Handler
Default Value
None
Allowed Values
A string
Multi-Valued
No
Required
No
Admin Action Required
None. Modification requires no further action

enabled

Description
Indicates whether the SASL mechanism handler is enabled for use.
Default Value
None
Allowed Values
true
false
Multi-Valued
No
Required
Yes
Admin Action Required
None. Modification requires no further action

realm

Description
Specifies the realm that is to be used by the server for DIGEST-MD5 authentication. If this value is not provided, then the server defaults to use a set of realm names that correspond to the defined suffixes.
Default Value
The server defaults to a set of realm names that correspond to the defined suffixes.
Allowed Values
Any realm string. As needed, it be a DN or matched to a realm already in use for another service.
Multi-Valued
No
Required
No
Admin Action Required
None. Modification requires no further action

identity-mapper

Description
Specifies the name of the identity mapper that is to be used with this SASL mechanism handler to match the authentication or authorization ID included in the SASL bind request to the corresponding user in the directory.
Default Value
None
Allowed Values
The DN of any Identity Mapper. The referenced identity mapper must be enabled when the Digest MD5 SASL Mechanism Handler is enabled.
Multi-Valued
No
Required
Yes
Admin Action Required
None. Modification requires no further action

server-fqdn

Description
Specifies the DNS-resolvable fully-qualified domain name for the server that is used when validating the digest-uri parameter during the authentication process. If this configuration attribute is present, then the server expects that clients use a digest-uri equal to "ldap/" followed by the value of this attribute. For example, if the attribute has a value of "directory.example.com", then the server expects clients to use a digest-uri of "ldap/directory.example.com". If no value is provided, then the server does not attempt to validate the digest-uri provided by the client and accepts any value.
Default Value
The server attempts to determine the fully-qualified domain name dynamically.
Allowed Values
The fully-qualified address that is expected for clients to use when connecting to the server and authenticating via DIGEST-MD5.
Multi-Valued
No
Required
No
Admin Action Required
None. Modification requires no further action


dsconfig Usage

To list the configured SASL Mechanism Handlers:

dsconfig list-sasl-mechanism-handlers
     [--property {propertyName}] ...

To view the configuration for an existing SASL Mechanism Handler:

dsconfig get-sasl-mechanism-handler-prop
     --handler-name {name}
     [--tab-delimited]
     [--script-friendly]
     [--property {propertyName}] ...

To update the configuration for an existing SASL Mechanism Handler:

dsconfig set-sasl-mechanism-handler-prop
     --handler-name {name}
     (--set|--add|--remove) {propertyName}:{propertyValue}
     [(--set|--add|--remove) {propertyName}:{propertyValue}] ...