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How CA EEM Connects to LDAP Server Over SSL

The following process explains how the CA EEM server and the LDAP server communicate over SSL.

  1. The CA EEM server connects to the LDAP server using a Certificate Authority certificate.
  2. The LDAP server verifies the Certificate Authority certificate, and if the certificate is valid establishes a handshake with the CA EEM server.
  3. The LDAP server sends its public key to the CA EEM server during the handshake. The public key is used to encrypt data that is sent to the LDAP server.
  4. The CA EEM server uses the public key to encrypt data and sends the data to the LDAP server.
  5. The CA EEM server send username and password to authenticate against LDAP server.