Q. My ldap server currently configured to accept only non-encrypted connections. The server listens to port 389. I want to make my server to accept only TLS/SSL encrypted connections. How to migrate to TLS/SSL communication with very minimal downtime window? Most important is current LDAP directory data should not be disturbed.
Benefits
By upgrading to TLS/SSL encrypted communication we ensure data transferred between LDAP client and server will be encrypted. This is most important when the data travel through untrusted or public network. The normal LDAP communication over TLS/SSL channel specified as “ldaps” (same like https) in URI.