[Deploying Sakai] LDAP connection question

[Mike De Simone]

Hi Bruce,

When going across the internet, using SSL to encrypt the traffic is highly
recommended.  I use the SSLPoke program available here to test SSL is
functioning:
http://confluence.atlassian.com/display/JIRA/Connecting+to+SSL+services

Prior to that, I validate basic connectivity (i.e., firewall is open) by
using a simple telnet command from the sakai server to the ldap machine.

Both of these tests are performed outside of Sakai, as Steve is
recommending, prior to integrating into Sakai.


Thanks,

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Mike DeSimone
Lead Systems Engineer
*r**Smart* | 602-490-0473


On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 15:25, Steve Swinsburg <steve.swinsburg at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi Bruce,
>
> As Bill mentioned in a separate email, don't get Sakai involved at this
> stage, just try a normal LDAP connection to the various servers that you
> need to reach. Resolve the network issues so you can connect and then hook
> Sakai into them.
>
> cheers,
> Steve
>
>
>
> On 06/12/2010, at 11:37 PM, <bruceballou at olk12.com> <bruceballou at olk12.com>
> wrote:
>
>  Dear Mr. Swinsburg<http://email00.secureserver.net/display/~steve.swinsburg>
> ,
>
> I found your instructions on utilizing LDAP for sakai authentication.  I
> host sakai for some schools here in New Hampshire, USA, and I need to be
> able to reach back to their LDAP servers which sit behind their firewalls.
> Do you have any directions on how to best accomplish this?  I think I need
> the schools to give me an IP address (public) that I can point to and they
> can allow my IP address to pass to the LDAP server.
>
> If anyone has used LDAP in this configuration, I would like to hear from
> you and any findings on how you worked out any issues.
>
> Any help you can give me on this will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanx,
>
> Bruce Ballou
> Network/System Administrator
> OLK12, LLC
> 25 Lowell Street
> Manchester, NH 03101
> (603) 232-9081
> bruceballou at olk12.com
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