access control instruction (ACI)
authentication password syntax
authorization identity control
Common Development and Distribution License
deprecated password storage scheme
Directory Services Markup Language
entry change notification control
extensible match search filter
greater than or equal to search filter
less than or equal to search filter
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
notice of disconnection unsolicited notification
Password Modify extended operation
Simple Authentication and Security Layer
virtual attributes only control
Simple authentication is the process of authentication to the Directory Server using a distinguished name and password. This is done using an bind operation (and when the bind is performed using simple authentication, it is often called a “simple bind”). The client uses the provided DN to identify itself to the server, and the password is used to verify that the client is who it claims to be.
Note that simple authentication does not protect the password in any way, and therefore it is generally recommended that it only be used over a secure communication channel like that provided by Secure Sockets Layer or StartTLS.