Login.config vs. attribute-resolve.xml?

Chad La Joie lajoie at shibboleth.net
Mon Jun 4 19:48:46 BST 2012



On 6/4/12 2:36 PM, Nate Klingenstein wrote:
> The connection overhead is the primary objection to the use of LDAPS.
>  If the IdP and the directory are communicating over a truly
> private/protected network, then adding LDAPS on top of that is extra
> overhead for limited benefit.

There isn't much overhead in the attribute resolver if you turn on
connection pooling.

> In all other situations(e.g. most of them), I think the use of
> LDAPS/STARTTLS is advisable.

Indeed.  Not doing so would be very careless.


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