<samba:parameter name="ldap ssl"
context="G"
advanced="1" developer="1"
xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common">
<listitem>
<para>This option is used to define whether or not Samba should
use SSL when connecting to the ldap server
This is <emphasis>NOT</emphasis> related to
Samba's previous SSL support which was enabled by specifying the
<command moreinfo="none">--with-ssl</command> option to the <filename moreinfo="none">configure</filename>
script.</para>
<para>The <parameter moreinfo="none">ldap ssl</parameter> can be set to one of three values:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para><parameter moreinfo="none">Off</parameter> = Never
use SSL when querying the directory.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><parameter moreinfo="none">Start_tls</parameter> = Use
the LDAPv3 StartTLS extended operation (RFC2830) for
communicating with the directory server.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><parameter moreinfo="none">On</parameter> = Use SSL
on the ldaps port when contacting the <parameter
moreinfo="none">ldap server</parameter>. Only available when the
backwards-compatiblity <command
moreinfo="none">--with-ldapsam</command> option is specified
to configure. See <link linkend="PASSDBBACKEND"><parameter
moreinfo="none">passdb backend</parameter></link></para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>Default : <command moreinfo="none">ldap ssl = start_tls</command></para>
</listitem>
</samba:parameter>