Security Software

Since ldap service provides naming service, that is supposed to be accessed by anyone who needs it, I don't know why we need a proxy agent when we set up solaris ldap client. The anoymous credential level is enough.

Also in order to use proxy agent, this agent needs to have at least read access to all naming entries, including userPassword, encrypted or clear-text. This adds some sort of in-security. While service authentication method "simple" will simply bind to the ldap server using provided password. Of course, you can still add another layer of security by using TLS.

So, can anyone explain this design a little more?

Thanks.