MySQL Forums
Forum List  »  Security

Re: Mysql support for LDAP
Posted by: Guus Leeuw
Date: May 18, 2008 01:57AM

Hello,

Both the 5.0 and 6.0 branches don't support LDAP as a means of authenticating / authorizing users in MySQL.

Having said that, ITPassion is developing a plugin into the security tree of MySQL that will support authentication through the LDAP protocol (which in itself may be configured against GSSAPI, SASL, and thus provides for a wide range of proper authentication in the background).

The initial version will be against MySQL 5.0 Enterprise, however if there is enough support from Sun Microsystems / MySQL AB for this method to become widely available (as in, it is integrated in the main source tree), ITPassion will endeavour to make this plugin freely available and further support it in the future.

We believe that identity systems such as LDAP are a great way to centralize user information, authentication and authorization, and because of that, we aim to integrate LDAP protocols as much as we can in our and in OpenSource products.

Regards,
Guus
President & CEO
ITPassion Ltd.
A MySQL Enterprise Ready Partner

Options: ReplyQuote


Subject
Views
Written By
Posted
12706
November 14, 2007 04:59AM
6210
May 16, 2008 07:06AM
Re: Mysql support for LDAP
9912
May 18, 2008 01:57AM


Sorry, you can't reply to this topic. It has been closed.

Content reproduced on this site is the property of the respective copyright holders. It is not reviewed in advance by Oracle and does not necessarily represent the opinion of Oracle or any other party.